This document describes the location of 10 important acupuncture points: Stomach 36, Large Intestine 11, Large Intestine 4, Urinary Bladder 40, Liver 3, Gall Bladder 34, Lung 7, Heart 7, Spleen 6, and Kidney 1. For each point, it provides details on its anatomical location in relation to bones and other landmarks, often specifying the distance in "cuns" which is the width of the thumb.

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Generally all the points are located in depressions on the skin.
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Location: Below the knee, 3 cun (1 palm width) inferior to the lower border of patella, one fingerbreadth lateral to the
Seminar anterior crest of the tibia. If you run your hand along the outer side of the tibia, you can feel a depression.
Large intestine 11
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Location: At the elbow,at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease. Bend the elbow and mark the point at the end
of the crease line on outer side.
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Location: Press the thumb and first finger together and it will form an elevation. The point is at the highest point of the
mount.
Urinary Bladder 40 (BL 40)
Location: Behind the knee joint, at the center of the crease line
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Liver 3
Location: On the dorsum of the foot, between the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones, in the depression proximal to the metatarsophalangeal
joints and the proximal angle between the two bones
Gall Bladder 34
Location: Below the lateral aspect of the knee, in the tender depression slightly (approximately 1 cun) anterior and
inferior to the head of the fibula
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Lung 7
Location: This point can be easily located using the “tiger mouth grip”. It is at the point where the index finger touches
the hand .
If the forefinger is placed in the anatomical snuffbox, and moved directly proximally over the full extent of the radius, the
finger falls into the cleft between the two tendons
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Heart 7
Location: At the wrist joint, on the inner side, in the depression at the side of the of the pisiform bone.
Spleen 6
Location: On the inner side of the lower leg, 3 cun (1 palm width) above the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a
depression close to the medial crest of the tibia.
Kidney 1
Location: This is the only acupuncture point on the sole of the foot. On the sole of the foot, between the second and
third toes, approximately one third of the distance between the base of the second toe and the heel, in a depression
formed when the foot is plantar flexed (extended or bent downwards).
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