Learn about Important Points and the Flow of Channels. This Acupuncture Lecture has been presented by Tim Vukan, the founder of Wushan TCM. It has been taught to Chinese Bachelor students at Zhejiang Chinese Medical University in Hangzhou, China. Find more Information about Online Courses on Wushan TCM www.wushantcm.com
1. 1. The Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin
2. The Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming
3. The Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
4. The Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin
5. The Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin
6. The Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
7. The Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Locate Channels and Points
点经点穴 – 经络循行和穴位定位
2. 8. The Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin
9. The Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin
10. The San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
11. The Gallbladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
12. The Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin
13. The Conception Vessel
14. The Governing Vessel
Locate Channels and Points
点经点穴 – 经络循行和穴位定位
3. The Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin
Some Important points:
Lu-7 LièQuē 列缺
Lu-9 TàiYuān 太渊
Lu-5 ChĭZé 尺泽
The flow of the Channel: (page 27)
Stomach - Large Intestine – diaphragm – Lungs – throat –
upper Arm – elbow – forearm - thumbnail at Shaoshang
4. The Large Intestine Channel of Hand Yang Ming
Some Important points:
LI-1 ShāngYáng
LI-4 HéGŭ 合谷
LI-10 ShŏuSānLĭ 手三里
LI-11 QūChí 曲池
LI-15 JiānYú 肩髃
LI-20 YíngXiāng 迎香
The flow of the Channel: (page 31)
tip of the index finger – forearm – elbow – upper arm –
shoulder joint – behind shoulder – cervical vertebrae –
lung – diaphragm – large intestine - another branch
ascends neck to lower gums
5. The Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Some Important points:
St-4 DìCāng 地仓 St-26 WàiLíng 外陵
ST-6 JiáChē 颊车 St-35 DúBí 犊鼻
ST-7 XiàGuān 下关 St-36 ZúSānLĭ 足三里
St-24 HuáRòuMén 滑肉门 St-40 FēngLóng 丰隆
St-25 TiānShū 天枢 St-44 NèiTíng 内庭
The flow of the Channel: (page 38)
Yingxiang – nose – upper gum – lips – in front the ear – hairline –
forehead – branch – throat- supraclavicular fossa – diaphragm – stomach
– spleen / supraclavicular fossa – nipple – lower abdomen – upper leg –
knee – lateral of tibia - tip of the second toe at Lidui ST-45 . further
branch - tip of the big toe at Yinbai SP-l - spleen
6. The Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin
Some Important points:
Sp-3 TàiBái 太白
Sp-6 SānYīnJiāo 三阴交
Sp-9 YīnLíngQuán 阴陵泉
Sp-10 XuèHăi 血海
Sp-15 DàHéng 大横
The flow of the Channel: (page 50) Tip of the
big toe – medial aspect of the leg – knee – thigh – spleen – further
– esophagus – root of tongue – branch to stomach - heart
7. The Heart Channel of Hand Shao Yin
Some Important points:
H-7 ShénMén 神门
The flow of the Channel: (page 56)
Heart- diaphragm – small intestine
Branch - face and cheek –eyes
Branch – heart – lung – axilla – upper arm – elbow – wrist -
shaochong
8. The Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
Some Important points:
SI-3 HòuXī 后溪
SI-6 YăngLăo 养老
SI-11 TiānZōng 天宗
SI-19 TīngGōng 听宫
The flow of the Channel: (page 59)
Tip of little finger – wrist – forearm – upper arm- shoulder – heart –
esophagus – stomach – small intestine – ear – branch – to inner
canthus of the eye
9. The Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Some Important points:
UB-10 TiānZhù 天柱 UB-40 WěiZhōng 委中
UB-11 DàZhù 大杼 UB-57 ChéngShān 承山
UB-13 FèiShū 肺俞 UB-60 KūnLún 昆仑
UB-15 XīnShū 心俞
UB-18 GānShū 肝俞
UB-19 DănShū 胆俞
UB-20 PíShū 脾俞
UB-21 WèiShū 胃俞
UB-23 ShènShū 肾俞
UB-32 Cì Liáo 次髎
The flow of the Channel: (page 65)
Inner canthus – forehead – vertex – neck – scapula –
parallel to vertebrae – kidney – bladder – branch –
back of the leg – tip of little toe
10. The Kidney Channel of Foot Shao Yin
Some Important points:
K-3 TàiXī 太溪
K-6 ZhàoHăi 照海
K-7 FùLīu 复溜
The flow of the Channel: (page 83)
Small toe – medial side of leg – knee – thigh – bladder – branch from
kidney – liver – lung –heart - chest
11. The Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin
Some Important points:
P-6 NèiGuān 内关
P-8 LáoGōng 劳宫
The flow of the Channel: (page 90)
Chest – axilla – upper arm – palm – middle finger
12. The Sanjiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
Some Important points:
SJ-3 ZhōngZhŭ 中渚
SJ-5 WàiGuān 外关
SJ-6 ZhīGōu 支沟
SJ-17 YìFēng 翳风
SJ-21 ĔrMén 耳门
The flow of the Channel: (page 94)
Tip of ring finger – wrist – forearm- shoulder – pericardium – upper,
middle, lower jiao – branch from chest – neck – hairline – ear – cheek
– outer canthus
13. The Gallbladder Channel of Foot Shao Yang
Some Important points:
GB-2 TīngHuì 听会
GB-14 YángBái 阳白
GB-20 FēngChí 风池
GB-30 HuánTiào 环跳
GB-34 YángLíngQuán 阳陵泉
GB-39 XuánZhōng 悬钟
The flow of the Channel: (page 101)
Outer canthus – forehead – neck – ear – head region – side of the
body – side of the leg – tip of the fourth toe
14. The Liver Channel of Foot Jue Yin
Some Important points:
Liv-1 DàDūn 大敦
Liv-3 TàiChōng 太冲
The flow of the Channel: (page 113)
Great toe – lower leg – knee – upper leg – around external genitals –
lower abdomen – stomach – hypochondriac region – throat - eye
15. The Conception Vessel
Some Important points:
Ren-4 GuānYuán 关元
Ren-6 QìHăi 气海
Ren-10 XiàWăn 下脘
Ren-12 ZhōngWăn 中脘
Ren-17 DànZhōng 膻中
The flow of the Channel: (page 118)
Lower abdomen – along the spine – fengu – enters brain –
vertex – forehead – nasal region
16. The Governing Vessel
Some Important points:
Du-3 YāoYángGuān 腰阳关
Du-4 MìngMén 命门
Du-14 DàZhuī 大椎
Du-16 FēngFŭ 风府
Du-20 BăiHuì 百会
Du-24 ShénTíng 神庭
The flow of the Channel: (page 127)
Huiyin point – to Chengjiang point at the front middle line of
the body