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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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- 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.
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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 addheadache
in the filter box. To find all acupoints in whichblood vacuity
andheadache
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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GIV, Girdling (d脿i) Vessel Points
- GB-26 甯﹁剦 銆斿付鑴堛昫脿i m脿i, Girdling Vessel
Modern location: On the lateral aspect of the abdomen, straight below to the tip of the 11th rib (LR-13 ) at the level of the umbilicus.
Modern indications:Abdominal pain ;amenorrhea ;menstrual irregularities ;vaginal discharge ;mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia);lumbar and rib-side pain .
- GB-27 浜旀灑 銆斾簲妯炪晈菙 sh奴, Fifth Pivot
Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 3 c霉n inferior to the level of the umbilicus, medially adjacent to the anterior superior iliac spine (asis).
Modern indications:Abdominal pain ;mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia);vaginal discharge ;constipation ;y墨n protrusion (prolapse of the uterus ).
- GB-28 缁撮亾 銆旂董閬撱晈茅i d脿o, Linking Path
Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 0.5 c霉n inferior and slightly medial toGB-27 , at the inferior border of the anterior superior iliac spine (asis), or the top of the groin .
Modern indications:Abdominal pain ;mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia);vaginal discharge ;y墨n protrusion (prolapse of the uterus ).