5 Shu Points Balance Overview

The 5 Elements / 5 Shu Points E/M11

Each channel has five shu points that connect it with the energy of each element. The first two shu points are the two most distal points on each channel.

  • The first most distal is called the Jing Well point.
  • The second most distal is the Ying spring point.
  • For all channels other than GB the third most distal point is a called the Shu Stream point.
  • Near the wrist and ankle are the Jing River points
  • Near the elbow and knee are the He Sea points.

Each type of point, for example the Jing Well point, on each channel has similar effects.

In this balance we select one type of point (see list of the 5 shu points below – eg. Jing Well) and balance this point on each channel.

ModeBalanceBalance for
EM11
Jing Well
EM11
Jing Well
EM11
Heat in body
EM11
For Yin channels – for tonifying and harmonising their respective zangFor yang channels – treat disorders of their channel (not the fu)
EM11
Short breath and asthma
EM11
Disorders of the stomach and intestines

Procedure

  1. Verbally challenge for priority type of point or select type of point that corresponds to issue (eg. He Sea points or Jing Well points)
  2. Hold point/s of that type

Alternative Procedure

Can also balance an element and challenge for the element

Tonify

Channel
First
First
Second
Second
Lung
Lu9
Sp3
Lu10
Ht8
Large Intestine
LI11
St36
LI5
SI5
Stomach
St41
SI5
St43
GB41
Spleen
Sp2
H+8
Sp1
Lv1
Heart
H+9
Lv1
Ht3
Ki10
Small Intestine
SI3
GB41
SI2
BI66
Bladder
BI67
LI1
BI54
St36
Kidney
Ki7
Lu8
Кіз
Sp3
Pericardium
Pc9
Lv1
Pc3
Ki10
San Jiao SJ
SJ3
GB41
SJ2
BI66
Gall Bladder
GB43
BI66
GB44
LI
Liver
Lv8
Ki10
Lv4
Lu8

Sedate

Channel
First
First
Second
Second
Lung
Lu5
Ki10
Lu10
H+8
Large Intestine
LI2
BI 6
LI5
SI5
Stomach
St45
LI
St43
GB41
Spleen
Sp5
Lu8
Sp1
Lv1
Heart
H+7
Sp3
Ht3
Ki10
Small Intestine
SI8
St36
SI2
BI66
Bladder
BI65
GB41
BI54
St36
Kidney
Ki1
Lv1
Ki3
Sp3
Pericardium
Pc7
So3
Роз
Ki10
San Jiao SJ
SJ10
St36
SJ2
BI66
Gall Bladder
GB38
SI5
GB44
LI
Liver
Lv2
Ht8
Lv4
Lu8
Reference Diagram