CALIFORNIA ACUPUNCTURE ACTUAL MAIN
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔LU-11 (bp) - ✔✔Jing Well
Wood
radial side of thumb, 0.1 cun posterior to nail
✔✔LI-20 (bp) - ✔✔Exit
in nasiolabial sulcus, at level of inferior border of nostril
✔✔LI-18 (bp) - ✔✔Window of the Sky
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, between sternal and clavicular heads of SCM
✔✔LI-11 (bp) - ✔✔He Sea
Earth
Ghost
midway between LU-5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus, lateral end of transverse
cubital crease
✔✔LI-7 (bp) - ✔✔Xi Cleft
5 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
✔✔LI-6 (bp) - ✔✔Luo Connecting
3 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
✔✔LI-5 (bp) - ✔✔Jing River
Fire
,in the center of the hollow formed by tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis
✔✔LI-4 (bp) - ✔✔Entry
Yuan Source
Command: face/head
at bulge of muscle between thumb/index, level with end of crease
✔✔LI-3 (bp) - ✔✔Shu Stream
Wood
radial side of index finger, in depression proximal to head of second metacarpal
✔✔LI-2 (bp) - ✔✔Ying Spring
Water
radial side of index finger, in depression distal to metacarpo-phalangeal joint
✔✔LI-1 (bp) - ✔✔Jing Well
Metal
posterior-radial corner of index finger nail
✔✔ST-1 (bp) - ✔✔Entry
Meeting: ST, Yang Qiao, Ren
directly below pupil, between eyeball and infraorbital ridge
✔✔ST-9 (bp) - ✔✔Window of the Sky
Sea of Qi
Meeting: ST, GB
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, at anterior border of SCM
✔✔ST-25 (bp) - ✔✔Front Mu of LI
2 cun lateral to umbilicus
✔✔ST-30 (bp) - ✔✔Meeting: ST, Chong
Sea of Water and Grain
2 cun lateral to midline, at superior border of pubic symphisis
,✔✔ST-34 (bp) - ✔✔Xi Cleft
2 cun proximal to lateral superior border of patella
✔✔ST-36 (bp) - ✔✔He Sea
Earth
Sea of Water and Grain
Command: abdomen
3 cun inferior to ST-35, 1 finger lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-37 (bp) - ✔✔Lower He Sea of LI
Sea of Blood
3 cun inferior to ST-36, 1 finger lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-39 (bp) - ✔✔Lower He Sea of SI
Sea of Blood
3 cun inferior to ST-37, 1 finger lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-40 (bp) - ✔✔Luo Connecting
Empirical: phlegm (substantial/insubstantial)
midway between tibiofemoral joint and lateral malleolus, 2 fingers lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-41 (bp) - ✔✔Jing River
Fire
level with prominence of lateral malleolus, between extensor hallucis longus/digitorum
longus tendons
✔✔ST-42 (bp) - ✔✔Yuan Source
Exit
at junction of 2nd/3rd metatarsal bones, 1.5 cun distal to ST-41, at pulse point
✔✔ST-43 (bp) - ✔✔Shu Stream
Wood
between 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones, 1 cun proximal to ST-44
✔✔ST-44 (bp) - ✔✔Ying Spring
Water
, between 2nd/3rd toes, 1/2 cun proximal to web
✔✔ST-45 (bp) - ✔✔Jing Well
Metal
at lateral-posterior corner of second toe's nail
✔✔exit points not at end of channel - ✔✔LU-7, ST-42, K-22, P-8, SJ-22, GB-41
✔✔Jing Well - ✔✔qi is shallow
mental illness, chest stifling, fullness under heart
✔✔Ying Spring - ✔✔qi is slightly larger
febrile disease, complexion change, hot sensations
✔✔Shu Stream - ✔✔qi is cascading
Bi syndrome, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain
✔✔Jing River - ✔✔qi is free-flowing
asthma, cough, hot/cold sensations, voice sound change
✔✔He Sea - ✔✔qi enters deeply
treat Fu organs, digestion, rebellious qi, diarrhea
✔✔Window of Sky Points - ✔✔ST-9 --
SI-17 --
LI-18 --
SJ-16 --
SI-16 --
Ren-22 --
BL-10 --
Du-16 --
LU-3 --
P-1 --
✔✔LU-1 (bp) - ✔✔Entry
Crossing: LU, SP
✔✔umbilicus line - ✔✔Ren-8, K-16, ST-25, SP-15, GB-26
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔LU-11 (bp) - ✔✔Jing Well
Wood
radial side of thumb, 0.1 cun posterior to nail
✔✔LI-20 (bp) - ✔✔Exit
in nasiolabial sulcus, at level of inferior border of nostril
✔✔LI-18 (bp) - ✔✔Window of the Sky
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, between sternal and clavicular heads of SCM
✔✔LI-11 (bp) - ✔✔He Sea
Earth
Ghost
midway between LU-5 and lateral epicondyle of humerus, lateral end of transverse
cubital crease
✔✔LI-7 (bp) - ✔✔Xi Cleft
5 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
✔✔LI-6 (bp) - ✔✔Luo Connecting
3 cun proximal to LI-5, on line connecting LI-5 and LI-11
✔✔LI-5 (bp) - ✔✔Jing River
Fire
,in the center of the hollow formed by tendons of extensor pollicis longus and brevis
✔✔LI-4 (bp) - ✔✔Entry
Yuan Source
Command: face/head
at bulge of muscle between thumb/index, level with end of crease
✔✔LI-3 (bp) - ✔✔Shu Stream
Wood
radial side of index finger, in depression proximal to head of second metacarpal
✔✔LI-2 (bp) - ✔✔Ying Spring
Water
radial side of index finger, in depression distal to metacarpo-phalangeal joint
✔✔LI-1 (bp) - ✔✔Jing Well
Metal
posterior-radial corner of index finger nail
✔✔ST-1 (bp) - ✔✔Entry
Meeting: ST, Yang Qiao, Ren
directly below pupil, between eyeball and infraorbital ridge
✔✔ST-9 (bp) - ✔✔Window of the Sky
Sea of Qi
Meeting: ST, GB
level with tip of laryngeal prominence, at anterior border of SCM
✔✔ST-25 (bp) - ✔✔Front Mu of LI
2 cun lateral to umbilicus
✔✔ST-30 (bp) - ✔✔Meeting: ST, Chong
Sea of Water and Grain
2 cun lateral to midline, at superior border of pubic symphisis
,✔✔ST-34 (bp) - ✔✔Xi Cleft
2 cun proximal to lateral superior border of patella
✔✔ST-36 (bp) - ✔✔He Sea
Earth
Sea of Water and Grain
Command: abdomen
3 cun inferior to ST-35, 1 finger lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-37 (bp) - ✔✔Lower He Sea of LI
Sea of Blood
3 cun inferior to ST-36, 1 finger lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-39 (bp) - ✔✔Lower He Sea of SI
Sea of Blood
3 cun inferior to ST-37, 1 finger lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-40 (bp) - ✔✔Luo Connecting
Empirical: phlegm (substantial/insubstantial)
midway between tibiofemoral joint and lateral malleolus, 2 fingers lateral to tibial crest
✔✔ST-41 (bp) - ✔✔Jing River
Fire
level with prominence of lateral malleolus, between extensor hallucis longus/digitorum
longus tendons
✔✔ST-42 (bp) - ✔✔Yuan Source
Exit
at junction of 2nd/3rd metatarsal bones, 1.5 cun distal to ST-41, at pulse point
✔✔ST-43 (bp) - ✔✔Shu Stream
Wood
between 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones, 1 cun proximal to ST-44
✔✔ST-44 (bp) - ✔✔Ying Spring
Water
, between 2nd/3rd toes, 1/2 cun proximal to web
✔✔ST-45 (bp) - ✔✔Jing Well
Metal
at lateral-posterior corner of second toe's nail
✔✔exit points not at end of channel - ✔✔LU-7, ST-42, K-22, P-8, SJ-22, GB-41
✔✔Jing Well - ✔✔qi is shallow
mental illness, chest stifling, fullness under heart
✔✔Ying Spring - ✔✔qi is slightly larger
febrile disease, complexion change, hot sensations
✔✔Shu Stream - ✔✔qi is cascading
Bi syndrome, wind, damp, heaviness, joint pain
✔✔Jing River - ✔✔qi is free-flowing
asthma, cough, hot/cold sensations, voice sound change
✔✔He Sea - ✔✔qi enters deeply
treat Fu organs, digestion, rebellious qi, diarrhea
✔✔Window of Sky Points - ✔✔ST-9 --
SI-17 --
LI-18 --
SJ-16 --
SI-16 --
Ren-22 --
BL-10 --
Du-16 --
LU-3 --
P-1 --
✔✔LU-1 (bp) - ✔✔Entry
Crossing: LU, SP
✔✔umbilicus line - ✔✔Ren-8, K-16, ST-25, SP-15, GB-26
