PointLocationsandMeridiansI(OMT520)ChadPowell4802520828cpowell@pihma.edu2bornot2beeInternetpassword

*ChineseAcupunctureandMoxibustion,2ndEd.,ChengXinnongForeignLanguagePress(1995)7119017586,or3rdEd.,(2010)

*AManualofAcupuncture,2ndEd.preferredPeterDeadmanJournalofChineseMedicinePublications(1998or2007)0951054678or0951054651

APPNotabilityDeadmanAppPen(78)for$6Ipadpens

NeedleInsertion Transverse(subcutaneous) Oblique45degrees// Perpendicular90degreesII

Cun Thehumanbodyhastraditionallybeenmeasuredaccordingtoproportional

measurementsknownasacun.equallyapplicabletoadults,childrenandthinanobese.

NOdefinitivemeasurementforacun

CunMeasurements:HeadandBack

Distancebetweentheglabellaandthehairlineo 3cun Distancebetweentheanteriorandposteriorhairline(midline)o 12cun Cornertocornerofforeheado 9cun C7toposteriorhairlineiso 3cun Betweenmedialboardersofthescapulao 6cun

ArmsandTorso Midclavicletomidclavicleo 8cuno usedinplaceofthenipplemeasurementbctoovariable Sternalcostalangletoumbilicuso 8cun Anterioraxillaryfoldtocubitalcreaseo 9cun Elbowbendtowristbendo 12cun Umbilicustoupperboarderpubicsympysiso 5cun

Legs Greatertrochantertopoplitealcrease(lateralside)o 19cun Patellaiso 2cun Glutealfoldtopoplitealcrease(posterior)o 14cun Medialmalleolustopoplitealcrease(medial)o 15cun Lateralmalleolustopoplitealcrease(lateral)o 16cun

Cunmeasurementshortcuts(usethepatientsthumborfingers) Thumbfromknuckletoknuckle 1cun Acrossthemiddleknuckleof4fingers 3cun Twofingersmiddleknuckles 1.5cun Tipofpointerfingertoknuckle 2cun

Channels AKAmeridiansorMaimy Wewillcoverthreetheorieso Primaryo Divergento Luos Itisbyvirtueofthetwelvechannelsthathumanlifeexists,thatdiseasearises,thathuman

beingscanbetreatedandillnesscured.Thetwelvechannelsarewherebeginnersstartandmastersend.SpiritualPivotchapter17

Primarychannels 12primarychannels,runningvertically,bilaterallyandsymmetrically Eachcorrespondswithoneofthe12zangfuororgans(zangfu=organ) Thezangareyinandthefuareyang

o Therefore6yinand6yango Threeyinchannelsandthreeyangchannelsonthearmo Threeyinchannelsandthreeyangchannelsontheleg

LungChannelisyinbecausethelungisyin RecallYinareontheyinportionofthebodyandyangontheyangportionofthebodyo Stomachistheonlyexception(runningalongfrontofthebodybutisyang)

TheoryI STANDINGWITHBACKTOTHESUNo Yangisthesidewhichthesunshineso Yinportionshadowed

DivergentChannels Noacupuncturepoints,butstillexist BUThelpexplainwhatacupuncturedoes The12divergentchannelsbranchoutfromthe12primarychannelsandhavenospecific

pointsoftheirown Itisimportant,however,tobefamiliarwiththeprinciplefeaturesofthedivergent

channels,sincetheirpathwaysmakeinternallinkages,thatmaynotbemadebytheprimarychannels,andthereforeservetoexplaintheactionsandindicationsofmanypoints.

HelptoexplainLI4and **thepathwayofthedivergentchannelexplainstheuseofneedling ALSOyinandyangdivergentchannelso Yangdivergentchannelscomeoffoftheyangprimarychannels Theyentertheirrelatedorganaswellastheirinternallyexternallyrelatedorgano Divergentchannelwillstemfromaprimarychanneltheconvergewiththepairedorgano Basicallyitisjusttheyin/yangparingo Yinandyangcomeinpairs.o Ex:bladderdivergentchanneltravelstothebladderfuandthentothekidneyzang

Recallyinandyangornotdefinitive(dependsonwhatyouarecomparingitto)o Yinyangsimpleissignifyingthatthatthereisnotcompleteyinoracompleteyango MoonismoreyangincomparisontoastarBUTthesunismoreyangthanthemoon ***LOOKATTHEYANGANDYINchannels

Luoconnectingchannels Strengthentheconnectionsbetweentherelatedchannelsandtheirorgans(bcthe

channelandtheorgansaretwodifferentthings) Theyspreadfromtheluoconnectingpointoftheirownchanneltoconnectwiththeir

internallyexternallyperiodchannel ***PointswillbelearnedinEnergetics Afterjoiningwiththeirpairedchannel,theyusuallycontinuetofollowtheirown

pathway Breakofftheprimarychannelthencombinebacktothepairedchannelo Ayinluoconnectingchannelwillconnecttoayangprimarychannel

Sinewchannels(wontquizbutgoodtoknowespiftxpain) Sinewchannelscirculatetheperipheryofthebodyo Thinkmuscles,tendonsligamentsetco Hugewithpainandsportsmedicine Donotpenetratethezangfu(organs) Areassociatedwithandtaketheirnamesfromthetwelveprimarycannels(ex:thelung

sinewchannel) Alloriginateintheextremities(unliketheprimarychannels)andascendtotheheadand

trunk

Onlywillquizwithinformationfromslidesusepicturesfromdeadmeanapporbook

LUNGMeridianHandTaiYin

endsonthehand

isyin Consideredthemostexternalmostcontactwiththeenvironment

Originates middlejiao(intheregionofthestomach)Descends toconnecttotheLI(bcistheexternallyinternallypairedorgan)Returns upwardstopassthecardiacorificeftheStomachandtransverses

thediaphragmPenetrates thelungAscends tothethroatPasses obliquelydownwardstowardsLUIwherethechannelemergesAscends OneribspacetoLU2inthecenterofthehallowofthedelto

pectoraltriangle

LungLuoConnecting LuoconnectingpointforlungchannelisLU7(needtoknowforenergetics) BreaksoffofLU7goestothenareminenceandspreadsthroughthethenareminence ?thelungluoconnectingchannelbreaksoffofLU7andspreadsto_____?

LungDivergentChannel BreaksofffromtheLUprimarychannelanddispersestotheLI Alsoapartofthechannelthatgoesupandascendsacrossthethroat RECALL:primarychannelgoestothethroatandthedivergentchannelgoestothethroat

LungSinewChannelFYI Wouldneedlelocalintheareaforsportsmedicinekindofinjury SinewchannelscirculatetheperipheryofthebodydoNOTpenetratethezangfu.

Moresuperficialandfollowthelinesofmajormuscles,tendons&ligaments. Alloriginatefromtheextremities(unlikeprimarychannels)&ascendtoheadandtrunk

LU2 Yunmen/CloudGate

Inthedepressionoftheinfraclavicularfossa6cunlateraltothemidline(extendarmwithresistance)

0.50.8//awayformmidline

Deadman:Anterolateralaspectofthechest,belowthelateralextremityoftheclavicle6cunlateraltotheRenmeridianInthecenterofthehallowofthedeltopectoraltriangleCaution:pneumothorax

LU1 Zhongfu/MiddlePalace

Levelwiththe1stIntercostalspace6cunlateraltothemidline

1cunbelowLU2(extendthearmwithresistance)

0.50.8//awayformmidline

Lateralaspectofthechest6cunlateraltotheRenmeridian1cunbelowcun2

Caution:Pneumothorax

LU5 Chize/CubitMarsh LANDMARKwillbeusedtofindotherpts

OnthecubitalcreaseInthedepressionontheradialsideofthebicepsbrachiitendon(locatewithbentarm)

0.51.0II

OnthecubitalcreaseInthedepressiononthelateralsideofthetendonofm.bicepsbrachii

LU3 Tianfu/PalaceofHeaven

Ontheanterolateralaspectoftheupperarm3cunbelowtheendoftheaxillaryfoldontheradialsideofm.bicepsbrachii6cunabovethecubitalcrease

0.51.0II

anteriolateralaspectoftheupperarm3cuninferiortotheaxillaryfoldinthedepressionbetweenthelateralbicepsmuscleandthenumerous

LU4 Xiabai/ClaspingtheWhite

Ontheanteriolateralaspectoftheupperarm4cunbelowtheendoftheaxillaryfoldontheradialsideofm.bicepsbrachii(5cunabovethecubitalcrase)

0.51.0II

Anterolateralaspectoftheupperarm4cuninferiortotheaxillaryfoldInthedepressionbetweenthelateralbicepsmuscleandthehumerus

LU9 Taiyuan/SupremeAbyss LANDMARK

AttheradialendofthetransversewristcreaseInthedepressiononthelatersideoftheradialartery

0.20.3II

AtthewristjointInthedepressionbetweentheradialarteryandthetendonofm.abductorpollicuslongusLevelwithHT7

Caution:radialartery

*12cunbtLU5andLU9

LU6 Kongzui/MaximumOpening

OnthepalmaraspectoftheforearmOnthelinejoiningLU9andLU57cunabovethetransversewristcrease(5cunbelow

cubitalcrease)LocateLung9first

0.51.0II

LU7Lieque/BrokenSequenceBrokensequencebcoffofthenicelinebetweenLU5andLU9

Superiortothestyloidprocessoftheradius(longitude)Approx1.5cunabovethetransversewristcreaseBetweenM.brachioradialisandthetendonofthelongabductormuscleofthethumb(latitude)

0.30.5//or=

OntheradialaspectoftheforearmApproximately1.5cunproximaltoLI5inthecleftbetweenthetendonsofthem.brachioradialsandabductorpollicuslongus

LU8Jingqu/ChannelGutter

1cunabovethetransversewristcreaseinthedepressiononthelateralsideoftheradialartery

0.10.3II

1cunproximaltolung9onlinewithlung9andlung6inthedepressionatthebaseofthestyloidprocessoftheradiusontheradialsideoftheartery

*noteLU8isdistaltoLU7LU10Yuji/FishBorder

Ontheradialaspectofthemidpointofthe1stmetacarpalboneAtthejunctionoftheredandwhiteskin(dorsalandpalmar)

0.50.8II

onthemajorthenareminenceinthedepressionbetweenthemidpointoftheshaftofthe1stmetacarpalboneandthethenarmuscle

*greatforsorethroatandsoretonsils

LU11Shaoshang/LesserShang

OntheradialsideofthethumbApproximately0.1cunproximaltothecornerofthenail

0.1 orpricktobleed

OntheextensoraspectothethumbAtthejunctionofthelinesdrawnalongtheradialboarderandbaseofthenail0.1cunformthecornerofthenail

*Drawalinealongtheradialandinferiornailborder*thispointtakesheatoutofthebody*usefulforsorethroatsandfevers