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This is the Acupoints section of CMD, which presents 400 or so channel and nonchannel points with location, classical location, local anatomy, indications, traditional indications, needling depth, stimulus, and point groups they belong to, and the meanings of their Chinese names. Links to the Dictionary table are provided.

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    You can select any item from the list appearing below the search box.

    • Click Channel to access information in the Dictionary about the channel of interest.
    • Click on Acupoints to see a preview list of all the points on the channel. Just click on the one that interests you.

Searches

  • First, select Headword only or Headword and Text depending on whether you wish to search in the heading of an entry/article or through the heading and the text below it.
  • Then, in the search box, enter alphanumeric codes (e.g., LU-1), unaccented P墨ny墨n, simplified Chinese or traditional Chinese, or English (literal translation of the point name).
    Note that joined-up P墨ny墨n can be used to search for headwords, but not the whole text.
  • After entering your search word(s), you will see the Search Results appear. You can select
    • Starting with to give you headwords that start with your search string or
    • Containing to give headwords that contain (or the text of which contains) your search string.
  • A filter box below Results allows you to insert another search string to narrow your search. So, for example, if your search string is blood vacuity, you can add headache in the filter box. To find all acupoints in which blood vacuity and headache both appear, either in the headword or headword and text, depending on which selection you have made.

Links

  • The texts include copious links to the Dictionary table.
  • For those studying Chinese, each character of the Chinese headword is linked to the Terms table, where examples of its use can be found, together with links to stroke order animations.

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CV, Controlling (r猫n) Vessel Points

  • CV-1 浼氶槾 銆旀渻闄般昲u矛 y墨n, Meeting of Y墨n
    Modern location: At the center of the perineum, between the anus and the scrotum on males, and between the anus and the posterior labial commissura on females.
    Modern indications: Inhibited urination; hemorrhoids; seminal emission; menstrual irregularities; mania and withdrawal; clouded spirit.
  • CV-2 鏇查 銆旀洸楠ㄣ晀奴 g菙, Curved Bone
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, at the superior border of the pubic symphysis, 5 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus on the midline.
    Modern indications: Inhibited urination; enuresis; seminal emission; impotence; menstrual irregularities; vaginal discharge.
  • CV-3 涓瀬 銆斾腑妤点晍h艒ng j铆, Central Pole
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 4 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus on the midline.
    Modern indications: Enuresis; inhibited urination; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia); seminal emission; impotence; menstrual irregularities; flooding and spotting; vaginal discharge; y墨n protrusion (prolapse of the uterus); infertility.
  • CV-4 鍏冲厓 銆旈棞鍏冦昰u膩n yu谩n, Pass Head
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 3 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus on the midline.
    Modern indications: Enuresis; frequent urination; urinary stoppage; diarrhea; abdominal pain; seminal emission; impotence; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia); flooding and spotting; menstrual irregularities; vaginal discharge; infertility; vacuity taxation with marked emaciation.
  • CV-5 鐭抽棬 銆旂煶闁銆晄h铆 m茅n, Stone Gate
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 2 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus on the midline.
    Modern indications: Abdominal pain; water swelling; diarrhea; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia); inhibited urination; diarrhea; amenorrhea; vaginal discharge; flooding and spotting.
  • CV-6 姘旀捣 銆旀埃娴枫晀矛 h菐i, Sea of Q矛
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 1.5 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus on the midline.
    Modern indications: Abdominal pain; diarrhea; constipation; enuresis; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia); seminal emission; menstrual irregularities; amenorrhea; vacuity desertion.
  • CV-23 寤夋硥 銆斿粔娉夈昹i谩n qu谩n, Ridge Spring
    Modern location: On the anterior aspect of the neck, immediately superior to the hyoid bone on the midline.
    Modern indications: Subglossal swelling and pain; slack tongue and drooling; stiff tongue preventing speech; fulminant loss of voice; difficulty in swallowing.