Table 1.
Locations of Acupoints
| Acupoints | Locations |
|---|---|
| GB 20 (Fengchi) | In the anterior region of the neck, inferior to the occipital bone, in the depression between the origins of sternocleidomastoid & the trapezius muscles |
| ST 36 (Zusanli) | 3 cun below Tupi, 1 finger breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia |
| ST 37 (Shangjuxu) | 6 cun below Tupi, 1 finger breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia |
| ST 41 (Jiexi) | Over the dorsum of the foot, right in the center of the cruriate crural ligament, between the tendons of the extensor hallucis longus & the extensor digitorum longus |
| KI 3 (Taixi) | In the depression between the tip of medial malleolus & tendo calcaneus |
| LR 3 (Taichong) | On the depression distal to junction of the first & second metatarsal bones |
| SP 1 (Yinbai) | ∼ 0.1 cun behind the corner of the vallum unguis at the medial side of the big toe |
| SP 4 (Gongsun) | 1 cun behind the proximal end of the proximal phalange on the medial aspect of the foot, anteroinferior to the base of the first metatarsal bone, at the border between the red & white flesh |
| PC 6 (Neiguan) | 2 cun above Taling in between the 2 tendons of the palmaris longus muscle & flexor carpi radialis muscle |
| GB 41 (Zulinqi) | fourth & fifth metatarsal bones, in the depression lateral to the fifth extensor digitorum longus tendon |
| SJ 5 (Waiguan) | 2 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease, midpoint of the interosseous space between the ulnar & radius |
| SI 3 (Houxi) | On the ulnar side proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger; point is located at the end of the transverse crease of the palm, lying on the red & white skin, when the fist is clenched slightly |
| BL 62 (Shenmai) | On the lateral aspect of the foot, directly inferior to the prominence of the lateral malleolus, in the depression between the inferior border of the lateral malleolus & the calcaneus |
| LU 7 (Lieque) | 1.5 cun above the most distal transverse crease of the wrist, above the styloid process of the radius |
| KI 6 (Zhaohai) | In the depression directly below the medial malleolus |