Pericardium 6 Location With the hand supine, Pericardium 6 is located 2 cun proximal to Pericardium 7, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis. Pericardium 6 Needling To needle Pericardium 6 use a perpendicular insertion… Continue reading
Pericardium 5 Location With the hand supine, Pericardium 5 is located 3 cun proximal to Pericardium 7, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis. Pericardium 5 Needling To needle Pericardium 5 use a perpendicular insertion… Continue reading
Pericardium 4 Location With the hand supine, Pericardium 4 is located 5 cun proximal to Pericardium 7, between the tendons of the palmaris longus and the flexor carpi radialis. Pericardium 4 Needling To needle Pericardium 4 use a perpendicular insertion… Continue reading
Zigong Location Zigong is located 4 cun below the umbilicus and 3 cun lateral to the midline (level with Ren 3). Zigong Needling To needle Zigong, use a perpendicular (90 degree) insertion to a maximum depth of 0.5 cun. Zigong… Continue reading
Yintang Location Yintang is located at the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. Yintang Needling To needle Yintang, use a transverse insertion towards the bridge of the nose to a maximum depth of 0.5 cun.… Continue reading
Yaoyan Location Yaoyan is located in the visible depression approximately 3.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of L4, below the iliac crest. Yaoyan Needling To needle Yaoyan, use an oblique (45 degree) insertion towards the… Continue reading
Yao Tong Xue Location Yao Tong Xue is a set of two points on the back of each hand. One is between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones and the other is between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones. Yao… Continue reading
Xiyan Location Xiyan is a pair of points in the two depressions medial and lateral to the patellar ligament. These two points are called medial and lateral Xiyan. Lateral Xiyan is the same point as Stomach 35 (Dubi). Xiyan Needling… Continue reading
Sishencong Location Sichencong are four points grouped 1 cun anterior, 1 cun posterior and 1 cun bi-lateral to Du 20. Sishencong Needling To needle Sichencong, use a transverse insertion to a maximum depth of 0.5 cun. Sishencong TCM Theory The… Continue reading
Shang Baxie Location Shangbaxie points are located on the back of the hands in the small depressions just proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joints. There are eight points, four on each hand: The point between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones… Continue reading