Meridians, vessels and extra points |
Standard international2 acupuncture nomenclature |
Selected points3 for basic training |
Lung |
11 |
6 |
Large intestine |
20 |
12 |
Stomach |
45 |
25 |
Spleen |
21 |
11 |
Heart |
9 |
5 |
Small intestine |
19 |
13 |
Bladder |
67 |
34 |
Kidney |
27 |
8 |
Pericardium |
9 |
7 |
Triple energizer |
23 |
12 |
Gallbladder |
44 |
20 |
Liver |
14 |
8 |
Governor vessel |
2 |
13 |
Conception vessel |
24 |
13 |
Sub-total |
361 |
187 |
Extra points |
48 |
14 |
Total points |
409 |
201 |
2 Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature, Report of a WHO Scientific Group (WHO, Geneva, 1991).
3 Selected by participants at the WHO Consultation on Acupuncture, Cervia, Italy, 1996.
SELECTED POINTS FOR BASIC TRAINING IN ACUPUNCTURE4
4 NOTE: Alphanumeric codes which are in bold and underlined are mentioned in the Guidelines on Safety as being potentially dangerous and requiring special skill and experience in their use: LU 9, ST 1, SP 11, BL 1, GV 15, GV 16, CV 22.
Selected from:
A Proposed Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature
Report of a WHO Scientific Group
(WHO, Geneva, 1991).
1. Lung meridian (LU)
LU 1 |
zhongfu |
LU 7 |
kongzui |
LU 10 |
yuji |
LU 5 |
chize |
LU 9 |
taiyuan |
LU 11 |
shaoshang |
2. Large intestine meridian (LI)
LI 1 |
shangyang |
LI 7 |
wenliu |
LI 14 |
binao |
LI 3 |
sanjian |
LI 6 |
pianli |
LI 15 |
jianyu |
LI 4 |
hegu |
LI 10 |
shousanli |
LI 18 |
futu |
LI 5 |
yangxi |
LI 11 |
quchi |
LI 20 |
yingxiang |
3. Stomach meridian (ST)
ST 1 |
chengqi |
ST 21 |
liangmen |
ST 36 |
zusanli |
ST 2 |
sibai |
ST 25 |
tianshu |
ST 37 |
shangjuxu |
ST 3 |
juliao |
ST 27 |
daju |
ST 38 |
tiaokou |
ST 4 |
dicang |
ST 29 |
guilai |
ST 40 |
fenglong |
ST 5 |
daying |
ST 31 |
biguan |
ST 41 |
jiexie |
ST 6 |
jiache |
ST 32 |
futu |
ST 42 |
chongyang |
ST 7 |
xiaguan |
ST 34 |
liangqiu |
ST 44 |
neiting |
ST 8 |
touwei |
ST 35 |
dubi |
ST 45 |
lidui |
ST 18 |
rugen |
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4. Spleen meridian (SP)
SP 1 |
yinbai |
SP 5 |
shangqiu |
SP 10 |
xuehai |
SP 2 |
dadu |
SP 6 |
sanyinjiao |
SP 11 |
jimen |
SP 3 |
taibai |
SP 8 |
diji |
SP 15 |
daheng |
SP 4 |
gongsun |
SP 9 |
yinlingquan |
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5. Heart meridian (HT)
HT 3 |
shaohai |
HT 7 |
shenmen |
HT 9 |
shaochong |
HT 5 |
tongli |
HT 8 |
shaofu |
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6. Small intestine meridian (SI)
SI 1 |
shaoze |
SI 9 |
jianzhen |
SI 17 |
tianrong |
SI 3 |
houxi |
SI 10 |
naoshu |
SI 18 |
quanliao |
SI 4 |
wangu |
SI 11 |
tianzong |
SI 19 |
tinggong |
SI 5 |
yanggu |
SI 12 |
bingfeng |
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SI 6 |
yanglao |
SI 14 |
jianwaishu |
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7. Bladder meridian (BL)
BL 1 |
jingming |
BL 21 |
weishu |
BL 52 |
zhishi |
BL 2 |
cuanzhu |
BL 22 |
sanjiaoshu |
BL 54 |
zhibian |
BL 7 |
tongtian |
BL 23 |
shenshu |
BL 57 |
chengshan |
BL 10 |
tianzhu |
BL 25 |
dachangshu |
BL 58 |
feiyang |
BL 11 |
dazhu |
BL 28 |
pangguangshu |
BL 60 |
kunlun |
BL 12 |
fengmen |
BL 31 |
shangliao |
BL 62 |
shenmai |
BL 13 |
feishu |
BL 32 |
ciliao |
BL 64 |
jinggu |
BL 15 |
xinshu |
BL 33 |
zhongliao |
BL 65 |
shugu |
BL 17 |
geshu |
BL 34 |
xialiao |
BL 66 |
zutonggu |
BL 18 |
ganshu |
BL 36 |
chengfu |
BL 67 |
zhiyin |
BL 19 |
danshu |
BL 40 |
weiyang |
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BL 20 |
pishu |
BL 43 |
gaohuang |
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8. Kidney meridian (KI)
KI 1 |
yongquan |
KI 5 |
shuiquan |
KI 9 |
zhubin |
KI 2 |
rangu |
KI 6 |
zhaohai |
LI 10 |
yingu |
KI 3 |
taixi |
KI 7 |
fuliu |
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9. Pericardium meridian (PC)
PC 3 |
quze |
PC 6 |
neiguan |
PC 9 |
zhongchong |
PC 4 |
ximen |
PC 7 |
daling |
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PC 5 |
jianshi |
PC 8 |
laogong |
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10. Triple energizer meridian (TE)
TE 1 |
guanchong |
TE 5 |
waiguan |
TE 14 |
jianliao |
TE 2 |
yemen |
TE 6 |
zhigou |
TE 17 |
yifeng |
TE 3 |
zhongzhu |
TE 9 |
sidu |
TE 21 |
ermen |
TE 4 |
yangchi |
TE 13 |
naohui |
TE 23 |
sizhukong |
11. Gall bladder meridian (GB)
GB 1 |
tongziliao |
GB 24 |
riyue |
GB 37 |
guangming |
GB 2 |
tinghui |
GB 25 |
jingmen |
GB 39 |
xuanzhong |
GB 8 |
shuaigu |
GB 29 |
juliao |
GB 40 |
qiuxu |
GB 12 |
wangu |
GB 30 |
huantiao |
GB 41 |
zulinqi |
GB 14 |
yangbai |
GB 31 |
fengshi |
GB 43 |
xiaxi |
GB 20 |
fengchi |
GB 33 |
xiyangguan |
GB 44 |
zuqiaoyin |
GB 21 |
jianjing |
GB 34 |
yanglingquan |
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12. Liver meridian (LR)
LR 1 |
dadun |
LR 4 |
zhongfeng |
LR 13 |
zhangmen |
LR 2 |
xingjian |
LR 5 |
ligou |
LR 14 |
qimen |
LR 3 |
taichong |
LR 8 |
ququan |
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13. Governor vessel (GV)
GV 1 |
changqiang |
GV 13 |
taodao |
GV 20 |
baihui |
GV 3 |
yaoyangguan |
GV 14 |
dazhui |
GV 23 |
shangxing |
GV 4 |
mingmen |
GV 15 |
yamen |
GV 25 |
suliao |
GV 9 |
zhiyang |
GV 16 |
fengfu |
GV 26 |
shuigou |
GV 12 |
shenzhu |
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14. Conception vessel (CV)
CV 3 |
zhongji |
CV 10 |
xiawan |
CV 17 |
danzhong |
CV 4 |
guanyuan |
CV 12 |
zhongwan |
CV 22 |
tiantu |
CV 6 |
qihai |
CV 13 |
shangwan |
CV 23 |
lianquan |
CV 8 |
shenque |
CV 14 |
juque |
CV 24 |
chengjiang |
CV 9 |
shuifen |
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15. Extra points *
* HN Head and neck; B Back; UE Upper extremities; LE Lower extremities.
EX-HN 1 sishencong |
EX-HN 4 yuyao |
EX-B 1 dingchuan |
EX-HN 3 yintang |
EX-HN 5 taiyang |
EX-B 2 jiaji |
EX-UE 7 yaotongdian |
EX-LE 4 neixiyan |
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EX-UE 9 baxie |
EX-LE 6 dannang |
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EX-UE 10 sifeng |
EX-LE 7 lanwei |
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EX-UE 11 shixuan |
EX-LE 10 bafeng |
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