Acupoints

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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 this panel.

    Menu

    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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YIS, Y墨n Springing (y墨n qi膩o) Vessel Points

  • BL-1 鐫涙槑 銆旂潧鏄庛昷墨ng m铆ng, Bright Eyes
    Modern location: On the face, 0.1 c霉n directly above the inner canthus of the eye, in the space between the eyeball and the bones forming the medial orbit.
    Modern indications: Painful red swollen eyes; tearing; unclear vision; night blindness; color blindness.
  • KI-6 鐓ф捣 銆旂収娴枫晍h脿o h菐i, Shining Sea
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the foot, about 1 c霉n inferior to the lower border of the medial malleolus, inferior to the tibialis posterior tendon.
    Modern indications: Menstrual irregularities; vaginal discharge; y墨n protrusion (prolapse of the uterus); frequent urination; dribbling urinary block; constipation; painful dry throat; epilepsy; insomnia.
  • KI-8 浜や俊 銆斾氦淇°昷i膩o x矛n, Intersection Reach
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 2 c霉n superior to the medial malleolus, adjacent to the posterior border of the tibia.
    Modern indications: Menstrual irregularities; flooding and spotting; y墨n protrusion (prolapse of the uterus); mounting q矛 (sh脿n q矛, inguinal hernia); diarrhea; constipation; painful swelling of the testicles.