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Large Intestine channel · Included in the lessons
Highest point of the muscle mound between thumb and index finger when they press together.
Covered by the blanket pregnancy rule (classically contraindicated in pregnancy).
On the dorsum of the hand, radial side of the midpoint of the 2nd metacarpal bone.
Stomach channel · Included in the lessons
On the front of the lower leg, below the knee and just outside the shinbone. The standard location is 3 proportional cun below ST35, one finger-breadth outside the front edge of the tibia.
On the anterior leg, 3 cun inferior to ST35, one finger-breadth lateral to the anterior crest of the tibia.
Spleen channel · Included in the lessons
On the inner lower leg, 3 proportional cun above the tip of the inner anklebone, just behind the inner edge of the shinbone.
Covered by the blanket pregnancy rule (classically contraindicated in pregnancy).
On the medial leg, 3 cun superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia.
Spleen channel · Included in the lessons
Slide a thumb up the inner shinbone edge until it stops in the hollow below the knee's inner knob.
On the medial leg, in the depression below the medial condyle of the tibia, on the lower border of the condyle.
Bladder channel · Included in the lessons
On each side of the lower back, 1.5 proportional cun from the midline at the lower border of the second lumbar vertebra (L2). Identifying that level needs trained help.
Back and neck landmarks can be difficult to identify yourself. An illustration does not establish safe placement.
On the lower back, at the lower border of the spinous process of L2, 1.5 proportional cun lateral to the posterior median line.
Kidney channel · Included in the lessons
Curl the toes; hollow in the ball of the foot, one-third of the way from toes to heel.
On the sole, in the depression when the foot is in plantarflexion, at the junction of the anterior third and posterior two thirds of the sole.
Gall Bladder channel · Included in the lessons
Hollow just below and in front of the bony knob on the outer leg below the knee.
On the lateral leg, in the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
Conception Vessel channel · Included in the lessons
Labelled CV4 in the illustration.
On the midline of the lower abdomen, 3 proportional cun below the centre of the navel. Body-proportion measurement is needed; a palm width is not a universal ruler.
On the anterior median line, 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus.
Conception Vessel channel · Included in the lessons
Labelled CV6 in the illustration.
On the midline of the lower abdomen, 1.5 proportional cun below the centre of the navel. Cun is a body-proportion measurement, not a fixed centimetre distance.
On the anterior median line, 1.5 cun inferior to the umbilicus.
Conception Vessel channel · Included in the lessons
Labelled CV8 in the illustration.
At the centre of the navel. This identifies the anatomical reference only; it is not a placement instruction for an adhesive product.
In the centre of the umbilicus.
Conception Vessel channel · Included in the lessons
Labelled CV12 in the illustration.
On the upper-abdominal midline, halfway between the navel and the sternocostal angle at the bottom of the breastbone: 4 proportional cun above the navel.
On the anterior median line, 4 cun superior to the umbilicus (midway umbilicus to sternocostal angle).
Governing Vessel channel · Included in the lessons
Labelled GV4 in the illustration.
On the lower-back midline, in the hollow below the second lumbar vertebra (L2). Identifying that vertebral level usually needs trained help; the navel is not a reliable shortcut.
Back and neck landmarks can be difficult to identify yourself. An illustration does not establish safe placement.
On the posterior median line, in the depression below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra (L2).
Governing Vessel channel · Included in the lessons
Labelled GV14 in the illustration.
Bow the head; hollow just below the biggest bump at the base of the neck (C7).
Back and neck landmarks can be difficult to identify yourself. An illustration does not establish safe placement.
On the posterior median line, below the spinous process of C7, the highest point of the spine on neck flexion.
Location illustrations and definitions: WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region (2008). © World Health Organization. Displayed entries: LI4, ST36, SP6, SP9, BL23, KI1, GB34, REN4, REN6, REN8, REN12, DU4, DU14.