Nine needles for returning yáng

Nine points used in the treatment of yáng collapse. See the list below.

Nine Needles for Returning Yáng

• GV-15 (Mute’s Gate, 哑门 yǎ mén)
• PC-7 (Great Mound, 大陵 dà líng)
• SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo)
• KI-1 (Gushing Spring, 湧泉 yǒng quán)
• KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī)
• CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn)
• GB-30 (Jumping Round, 环跳 huán tiào)
• ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ)
• LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ)

Three of the points, KI-3 (Great Ravine, 太溪 tài xī), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), and PC-7 (Great Mound, 大陵 dà líng) are also source points.

See also point selection.