Acupoints Search

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This is the Acupoints section of CMD, which presents 400 or so channel and nonchannel points with location, classical location, local anatomy, indications, traditional indications, needling depth, stimulus, and point groups they belong to, and the meanings of their Chinese names. Links to the Dictionary table are provided.

Menu

You can select any item from the list appearing below this panel.

    Menu

    You can select any item from the list appearing below the search box.

    • Click Channel to access information in the Dictionary about the channel of interest.
    • Click on Acupoints to see a preview list of all the points on the channel. Just click on the one that interests you.

Searches

  • First, select Headword only or Headword and Text depending on whether you wish to search in the heading of an entry/article or through the heading and the text below it.
  • Then, in the search box, enter alphanumeric codes (e.g., LU-1), unaccented Pīnyīn, simplified Chinese or traditional Chinese, or English (literal translation of the point name).
    Note that joined-up Pīnyīn can be used to search for headwords, but not the whole text.
  • After entering your search word(s), you will see the Search Results appear. You can select
    • Starting with to give you headwords that start with your search string or
    • Containing to give headwords that contain (or the text of which contains) your search string.
  • A filter box below Results allows you to insert another search string to narrow your search. So, for example, if your search string is blood vacuity, you can add headache in the filter box. To find all acupoints in which blood vacuity and headache both appear, either in the headword or headword and text, depending on which selection you have made.

Links

  • The texts include copious links to the Dictionary table.
  • For those studying Chinese, each character of the Chinese headword is linked to the Terms table, where examples of its use can be found, together with links to stroke order animations.

Images

You can click on images for an expanded version. Use Ctrl+scroll wheel for further adjustment of size.

LU, Hand Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Lung Channel Points

LI, Hand Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Large Intestine Channel Points

ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel Points

SP, Foot Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Spleen Channel Points

HT, Hand Lesser Yīn (shào yīn) Heart Channel Points

SI, Hand Greater Yáng (shào yáng) Small Intestine Channel Points

BL, Foot Greater Yáng Bladder (tài yáng) Channel Points

KL, Foot Lesser Yīn (shào yīn) Kidney Channel Points

PC, Hand Reverting Yīn (jué yīn) Pericardium Channel Points

TB, Hand Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Triple Burner Channel Points

GB, Foot Lesser Yáng (shào yáng) Gallbladder Channel Points

LR, Foot Reverting Yīn (jué yīn) Liver Channel Points

GV, Governing () Vessel Points

CV, Controlling (rèn) Vessel Points

TV, Thoroughfare (chōng) Vessel Points

GIV, Girdling (dài) Vessel Points

YIS, Yīn Springing (yīn qiāo) Vessel Points

YAS, Yáng Springing (yáng qiāo) Vessel Points

YIL, Yīn Linking (yīn wéi) Vessel Points

YAL, Yáng Linking (yáng wéi) Vessel Points

Nonchannel Points