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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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TV, Thoroughfare (ch艒ng) 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.
  • KI-11 妯 銆旀┇楠ㄣ昲茅ng g菙, Pubic Bone
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 5 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus, at the superior border of the pubic bone, 0.5 c霉n lateral to the midline.
    Modern indications: Distension and pain in the lesser abdomen; inhibited urination; enuresis; seminal emission; impotence; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia).
  • KI-14 鍥涙弧 銆斿洓婊裤晄矛 m菐n, Fourfold Fullness
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 2 c霉n inferior to the umbilicus and 0.5 c霉n lateral to the midline.
    Modern indications: Menstrual irregularities; vaginal discharge; enuresis; seminal emission; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia): constipation; abdominal pain; water swelling.
  • ST-30 姘斿啿 銆旀埃琛濄晀矛 ch艒ng, Q矛 Thoroughfare
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, level with the superior border of the pubic bone, 2 c霉n lateral to the midline.
    Modern indications: Rumbling intestines; abdominal pain; mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia); menstrual irregularities; infertility; impotence; swelling of the genitalia.