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Jing-river points mnemonic
points
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8 5 4 7 5 4
LU SP HT KD PC LV
5 41 5 60 6 38
LI ST SI UB SJ GB
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Yuan source
Locations
Functions
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Yin lx: 3rd position, same as shu-stream.
Yin fx: Tonify zang and qi of channel.
Yang lx: Usually 4th position, after shu-stream.
Exception is GB 40 (No category at GB 42 so it gets skipped.)
Yang fx: Dispel channel excesses, disorders on channel. Tonifiers: SJ 4 (transporter of yuan) and ST 42 (YM - full of qi and blood)
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Luo Connecting mnemonic
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SPKi – 4
5 HTLVTH
6 LIPC
7 LUSI
ST 40, GB 37, UB 58
DU 1, R 15
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Host & Guest
which point category is which?
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Host is source point of affected channel.
Guest is luo point of paired channel.
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Weird Back-shu points
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UB 16 - Du shu
UB 17 - Diaphragm shu
Weiguanxiashu
UB 24 - Sea of qi shu
UB 26 - Gate of Origin shu
UB 29 - Mid-Spine shu
UB 30 - White ring shu (leukorrhea, seminal emission)
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Xi-Cleft mnemonic + points outside of mnemonic
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4PC kids' fireyLUV LIT(H) 8 SParklers.
63 UB, 36 GB (flipped digits)
34 ST only xi-cleft proximal to joint
4: P
5: Ki
6: LU, HT, SI, LV – Firey LUV
7: LI, TH - LITH
8: SP
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Influential/Meeting Points
Zang
Fu
Qi
Blood
Sinews
Vessels & Pulse
Bone
Marrow
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LV 13
R 12
R 17
UB 17
GB 34
LU 9
UB 11
GB 39
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Group Luo points
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Yin channels of leg: SP 6
Yin channels of arm: PC 5
Yang channels of leg: GB 39
Yang channels of arm: SJ 8
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Command Points
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Back: UB 40
Abdomen: ST 36
Head & Nape: LU 7
Face & Mouth: LI 4
Chest & Lateral Costal Region: PC 6
Resuscitation: DU 26
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Sea Points
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Qi: R 17, ST 9, DU 14
Blood: UB 11, ST 37, ST 39
Water & Grain: ST 30, ST 36
Marrow: DU 20, DU 16
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Functions of Window of Heaven Points
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1) Treat disharmony between qi of body and head, with qi or blood rebelling upwards.
2) Scrofula and goiter.
3) Sudden onset (of inversion qi)
4) Psycho-emotional disorders
5) Disorders of Sense Organs
mnemonic: Rebel scrofula suddenly psyched sense organs.
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What points are Window of Heaven Points?
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R 22**
ST 9*
LI 18*
SI 16
SI 17 (or GB 9*)
SJ 16**
UB 10***
DU 16***
LU 3*
PC 1*
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How does one use Ghost Points?
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Trick question. You don't use Ghost points (as Ghost points) without training.
But after Five Element or Jeffrey Yuan training you would use them as 4 groups of three to treat mania and epilepsy.
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What are the Ma Dan Heavenly Star Points?
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LU 7 UB 40
LI 4 UB 57
LI 11 UB 60
ST 36 GB 30
ST 44 GB 34
HT 5 LV 3
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Four Gates
- points
- function
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LI 4 controls upper half
LV 3 controls lower half
Thought to open the circulation in the entire body. For extreme obstruction of energy: severe abd pain or migraine.
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