Lower Jiao Points Flashcards
(17 cards)
Ren 2: QUGU Crooked Bone
At the mid-point of the superior edge of the pubic bone. Gently palpate down the centre of the abdomen until your fingers feel the bony ridge of the superior edge of the pubic bone at the location of Ren 2. When feeling for the edge of pubis be careful to identify bone and not be misled by the strong taut muscles that are in this area.
Ren 3: ZHONGJI Middle Extremity
4 cun directly below the centre of the umbilicus.
Ren 4: GUANYUAN Gate to the Yuan Qi
3 cun directly below the centre of the umbilicus.
Ren 5: SHIMEN Stone Gate
2 cun directly below the centre of the umbilicus.
Ren 6: QIHAI Sea of Qi
11/2 cun directly below the centre of the umbilicus.
Ren 7: YINJIAO Yin Crossing
1 cun directly below the centre of the umbilicus.
Ren 8: SHENQUE Shen Palace Gate
In the middle of the umbilicus.
Kid 13: QIXUE Qi Hole
3 cun below Kid 16, 1/2 cun lateral to the mid-line, on a level with Ren 4.
St 30: QICHONG Surging Qi
On the superior edge of the pubic bone, 2 cun lateral to the mid-line, level with Ren 2.
St 29: GUILAI Returning
4 cun below St 25, 2 cun lateral to the mid-line, on a level with Ren 3.
St 28: SHUIDAO Water Way
3 cun below St 25, 2 cun lateral to the mid-line, on a level with Ren 4
Sp 12: CHONGMEN Surging Gate
On a level with the superior edge of the pubic bone, 31/2 cun lateral to the mid-line, on a level with Ren 2. The point lies in the groin, just lateral to the femoral artery. You can feel the pulse when palpating the point.
Sp 15: DAHENG Great Horizontal
On a level with the centre of the umbilicus, 4 cun lateral to the mid- line,
on a level with Ren 8
St 25: TIANSHU Heavenly Pivot
On a level with the centre of the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the mid-line, on a level with Ren 8.
Kid 16: HUANGSHU Vitals Shu Point
On a level with the centre of the umbilicus, 1/2 cun lateral to the
mid-line, on a level with Ren 8.
GB 30: HUANTIAO Jumping Circle
GB 30: located with the patient lying on their side with the upper leg flexed:
Find the greater trochanter of the femur. With the person lying on their side and their upper leg flexed, it is quite easy to feel or see the highest point of the greater trochanter of the femur. Put a mark here. The point lies posterior to this prominence of bone, in the gluteus maximus muscle. To find
the point you must find two landmarks, the highest point of the greater trochanter of the femur and the sacral hiatus (Du 2).
GB 26: DAIMAI Girdle Channel
This point is located at the level of the umbilicus and waist, along with Ren 8, Kid 16, St 25 and Sp 15. Where the other points are found on the
anterior surface of the body, this point is found further out on the anterio-lateral surface of the abdomen, closer to GB 25.
The point lies where a vertical line passing through Liv 13 (which lies just below the tip of the 11th rib) crosses a horizontal line passing
through the umbilicus. Check by finding GB 25 and GB 27. Visualise the line of the Gall Bladder Channel as it curves over the hip from GB 25 to GB 27. GB 26 lies on this line where it crosses the horizontal contour line of the person’s waist at the level of the umbilicus. As a double check, the point lies at roughly 3 cun superior to the level of GB 27. Theoretically it lies at 1.8 cun inferior to Liv 13 but this measurement is somewhat variable from person to person.
