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Bladder
Bl-1
Bl-1
Bright Eyes
Spirit PointYin Qiao Mai
Bl-2
Bl-2
Gathered Bamboo
Bl-3
Bl-3
Eyebrows' Pouring
Bl-4
Bl-4
Crooked Curve
Bl-5
Bl-5
Fifth Place
Bl-6
Bl-6
Receiving Light
Bl-7
Bl-7
Heavenly Connection
Key Point
Bl-8
Bl-8
Declining Connection
Bl-9
Bl-9
Jade Pillow
Neurological
Bl-10
Bl-10
Celestial Pillar
Bl-11
Bl-11
Great Shuttle
Bl-12
Bl-12
Wind Gate
Bl-13
Bl-13
Lung Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-14
Bl-14
Jueyin Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-15
Bl-15
Heart Shu
Key PointBack-Shu Point
Bl-16
Bl-16
Governor Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-17
Bl-17
Diaphragm Shu
Bl-18
Bl-18
Liver Shu
Key PointBack-Shu Point
Bl-19
Bl-19
Gallbladder Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-20
Bl-20
Spleen Shu
Key PointBack-Shu Point
Bl-21
Bl-21
Stomach Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-22
Bl-22
Sanjiao Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-23
Bl-23
Kidney Shu
Key PointBack-Shu Point
Bl-24
Bl-24
Sea of Qi Shu
Bl-25
Bl-25
Large Intestine Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-26
Bl-26
Gate of Origin Shu
Key Point
Bl-27
Bl-27
Small Intestine Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-28
Bl-28
Bladder Shu
Back-Shu Point
Bl-29
Bl-29
Mid-Spine Shu
Bl-30
Bl-30
White Ring Shu
Bl-31
Bl-31
Upper Crevice
Bl-32
Bl-32
Second Crevice
Bl-33
Bl-33
Middle Crevice
Bl-34
Bl-34
Lower crevice
Bl-35
Bl-35
Meeting of Yang
Bl-36
Bl-36
Hold and Support
Bl-37
Bl-37
Gate of Abundance
Bl-38
Bl-38
Floating Cleft
Bl-39
Bl-39
Outside of the Crook
Key PointHe SeaLower He Sea
Bl-40
Bl-40
Middle of the Crook
Key PointHe SeaEarth Point
Bl-41
Bl-41
Attached Branch
Bl-42
Bl-42
Door of the Corporeal Soul
Spirit Point
Bl-43
Bl-43
Vital Region Shu
Bl-44
Bl-44
Hall of the Spirit
Spirit Point
Bl-45
Bl-45
Yi Xi
Bl-46
Bl-46
Diaphragm Gate
Bl-47
Bl-47
Gate of the Ethereal Soul
Spirit Point
Bl-48
Bl-48
Yang's Key Link
Bl-49
Bl-49
Abode of Thought
Spirit Point
Bl-50
Bl-50
Stomach Granary
Bl-51
Bl-51
Vitals Gate
Bl-52
Bl-52
Residence of the Will
Spirit Point
Bl-53
Bl-53
Bladder's Vitals
Bl-54
Bl-54
Order's Limit
Bl-55
Bl-55
Confluence of Yang
Bl-56
Bl-56
Support the Sinews
Bl-57
Bl-57
Support the Mountain
Bl-58
Bl-58
Soaring Upwards
Luo Point
Bl-59
Bl-59
Instep Yang
Xi-Cleft
Bl-60
Bl-60
Kunlun Mountains
Key PointJing RiverFire Point
Bl-61
Bl-61
Servant's Respect
Bl-62
Bl-62
Extending Vessel
Master PointKey Point
Bl-63
Bl-63
Golden Gate
Xi-Cleft
Bl-64
Bl-64
Capital Bone
Yuan Point
Bl-65
Bl-65
Restraining Bone
Shu StreamWood Point
Bl-66
Bl-66
Foot Connecting Valley
Key PointYing SpringWater Point
Bl-67
Bl-67
Reaching Yin
Jing WellMetal Point
Kidney
KI-1
KI-1
Gushing Spring
Spirit PointKey PointJing WellWood Point
KI-2
KI-2
Blazing Valley
Ying SpringFire Point
KI-3
KI-3
Supreme Stream
Key PointShu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
KI-4
KI-4
Great Bell
Key PointLuo Point
KI-5
KI-5
Water Spring
Xi-Cleft
KI-6
KI-6
Shining Sea
Master PointYin Qiao Mai
KI-7
KI-7
Returning Current
Key PointJing RiverMetal Point
KI-8
KI-8
Exchange Belief
Xi-CleftYin Qiao Mai
KI-9
KI-9
Guest House
Xi-Cleft
KI-10
KI-10
Yin Valley
He SeaWater Point
KI-11
KI-11
Pubic Bone
KI-12
KI-12
Great Luminance
KI-13
KI-13
Qi Cave
KI-14
KI-14
Four Fullnesses
KI-15
KI-15
Middle Flow
KI-16
KI-16
Vitals Shu
KI-17
KI-17
Shang Bend
KI-18
KI-18
Stone Pass
KI-19
KI-19
Yin Metropolis
KI-20
KI-20
Abdomen Connecting Valley
KI-21
KI-21
Hidden Gate
KI-22
KI-22
Walking Corridor
KI-23
KI-23
Spirit Seal
Spirit Point
KI-24
KI-24
Spirit Ruin
Spirit Point
KI-25
KI-25
Spirit Storehouse
Spirit Point
KI-26
KI-26
Comfortable Chest
KI-27
KI-27
Shu Mansion
Gall Bladder
Gb-1
Gb-1
Pupil Crevice
Key Point
Gb-2
Gb-2
Meeting of Hearing
Key Point
Gb-3
Gb-3
Above the Joint
Gb-4
Gb-4
Jaw Serenity
Gb-5
Gb-5
Suspended Skull
Gb-6
Gb-6
Suspended Hair
Gb-7
Gb-7
Crook of the Temple
Gb-8
Gb-8
Leading Valley
Key Point
Gb-9
Gb-9
Heavenly Rushing
Gb-10
Gb-10
Floating White
Gb-11
Gb-11
Yin Portals of the Head
Gb-12
Gb-12
Mastoid Process
Key Point
Gb-13
Gb-13
Root of the Spirit
Gb-14
Gb-14
Yang White
Key Point
Gb-15
Gb-15
Head Governor of Tears
Gb-16
Gb-16
Window of the Eye
Gb-17
Gb-17
Upright Nutrition
Gb-18
Gb-18
Support Spirit
Gb-19
Gb-19
Brain Hollow
Gb-20
Gb-20
Wind Pool
Key Point
Gb-21
Gb-21
Shoulder Well
Gb-22
Gb-22
Armpit Abyss
Gb-23
Gb-23
Flank Sinews
Gb-24
Gb-24
Sun and Moon
Spirit PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Gb-25
Gb-25
Capital Gate
Key PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Gb-26
Gb-26
Girdling Vessel
Key Point
Gb-27
Gb-27
Five Pivots
Gb-28
Gb-28
Linking Path
Gb-29
Gb-29
Stationary Crevice
Gb-30
Gb-30
Jumping Circle
Key Point
Gb-31
Gb-31
Wind Market
Gb-32
Gb-32
Middle Ditch
Gb-33
Gb-33
Knee Yang Gate
Gb-34
Gb-34
Yang Mound Spring
Key PointHe SeaEarth Point
Gb-35
Gb-35
Yang Intersection
Xi-Cleft
Gb-36
Gb-36
Outer Hill
Xi-Cleft
Gb-37
Gb-37
Bright Light
Key PointLuo Point
Gb-38
Gb-38
Yang Assistance
Key PointJing RiverFire Point
Gb-39
Gb-39
Suspended Bell
Key Point
Gb-40
Gb-40
Mound of Ruins
Yuan Point
Gb-41
Gb-41
Foot Governor of Tears
Master PointKey PointShu StreamWood Point
Gb-42
Gb-42
Earth Five Meetings
Gb-43
Gb-43
Clamped Stream
Ying SpringWater Point
Gb-44
Gb-44
Yin Portals of the Foot
Key PointJing WellMetal Point
Liver
Liv-1
Liv-1
Big Mound
Spirit PointJing WellWood Point
Liv-2
Liv-2
Moving Between
Key PointYing SpringFire Point
Liv-3
Liv-3
Great Rushing
Key PointShu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
Liv-4
Liv-4
Middle Seal
Jing RiverMetal Point
Liv-5
Liv-5
Woodworm Canal
Luo Point
Liv-6
Liv-6
Central Capital
Xi-Cleft
Liv-7
Liv-7
Knee Joint
Liv-8
Liv-8
Spring at the Crook
He SeaWater Point
Liv-9
Liv-9
Yin Wrapping
Liv-10
Liv-10
Leg Five Miles
Liv-11
Liv-11
Yin Corner
Liv-12
Liv-12
Urgent Pulse
Liv-13
Liv-13
Completion Gate
Key PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Liv-14
Liv-14
Cycle Gate
Alarm PointFront-Mu Point
Heart
Ht-1
Ht-1
Summit Spring
Ht-2
Ht-2
Green Spirit
Spirit Point
Ht-3
Ht-3
Lesser Sea
He SeaWater Point
Ht-4
Ht-4
Spirit Path
Jing RiverMetal Point
Ht-5
Ht-5
Chong Mai the Interior
Luo Point
Ht-6
Ht-6
Yin Cleft
Xi-Cleft
Ht-7
Ht-7
Spirit Gate
Spirit PointKey PointShu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
Ht-8
Ht-8
Lesser Palace
Key PointYing SpringFire Point
Ht-9
Ht-9
Lesser Rushing
Jing WellWood Point
Small Intestine
SI-1
SI-1
Lesser Marsh
Key PointJing WellMetal Point
SI-2
SI-2
Front Valley
Ying SpringWater Point
SI-3
SI-3
Back Stream
Master PointKey PointShu StreamWood Point
SI-4
SI-4
Wrist Bone
Key PointYuan Point
SI-5
SI-5
Yang Valley
Jing RiverFire Point
SI-6
SI-6
Support the Aged
Xi-CleftKey Point
SI-7
SI-7
Branch of the Upright
Key PointLuo Point
SI-8
SI-8
Small Sea
He SeaEarth Point
SI-9
SI-9
True Shoulder
SI-10
SI-10
Upper arm Shu
SI-11
SI-11
Heavenly Gathering
Key Point
SI-12
SI-12
Grasping the Wind
SI-13
SI-13
Crooked Wall
SI-14
SI-14
Outer Shoulder Shu
SI-15
SI-15
Middle Shoulder Shu
SI-16
SI-16
Heavenly Window
Key Point
SI-17
SI-17
Heavenly Appearance
SI-18
SI-18
Cheek Bone Crevice
Key Point
SI-19
SI-19
Palace of Hearing
Spirit PointKey Point
San Jiao
SJ-1
SJ-1
Rushing Pass
Jing WellMetal Point
SJ-2
SJ-2
Fluid Gate
Ying SpringWater Point
SJ-3
SJ-3
Central Islet
Shu StreamWood Point
SJ-4
SJ-4
Yang Pool
Yuan Point
SJ-5
SJ-5
Outer Pass
Spirit PointMaster PointKey PointLuo Point
SJ-6
SJ-6
Branch Ditch
Key PointJing RiverFire Point
SJ-7
SJ-7
Ancestral Meeting
Xi-Cleft
SJ-8
SJ-8
Three Yang Meeting
SJ-9
SJ-9
Four Rivers
SJ-10
SJ-10
Heavenly Well
He SeaEarth Point
SJ-11
SJ-11
Clear Cold Abyss
SJ-12
SJ-12
Dispersing Luo River
SJ-13
SJ-13
Upper Arm Meeting
SJ-14
SJ-14
Shoulder Crevice
SJ-15
SJ-15
Heavenly Crevice
SJ-16
SJ-16
Window of Heaven
SJ-17
SJ-17
Wind Screen
SJ-18
SJ-18
Spasm Vessel
SJ-19
SJ-19
Skull's Rest
SJ-20
SJ-20
Minute Angle
SJ-21
SJ-21
Ear Gate
SJ-22
SJ-22
Ear Harmony Crevice
SJ-23
SJ-23
Silken Bamboo Hollow
Pericardium
Pc-1
Pc-1
Heavenly Pool
Pc-2
Pc-2
Heavenly Spring
Pc-3
Pc-3
Marsh at the Crook
He SeaWater Point
Pc-4
Pc-4
Xi-Cleft Gate
Xi-CleftKey Point
Pc-5
Pc-5
Intermediate Messenger
Jing RiverMetal Point
Pc-6
Pc-6
Inner Pass
Spirit PointMaster PointKey PointLuo Point
Pc-7
Pc-7
Great Mound
Shu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
Pc-8
Pc-8
Palace of Toil
Key PointYing SpringFire Point
Pc-9
Pc-9
Middle Rushing
Jing WellWood Point
Stomach
St-1
St-1
Container of Tears
Key Point
St-2
St-2
Four Whites
St-3
St-3
Great Crevice
St-4
St-4
Earth Granary
Key Point
St-5
St-5
Great Welcome
St-6
St-6
Jaw Bone
Key Point
St-7
St-7
Below the Joint
St-8
St-8
Head's Binding
Key Point
St-9
St-9
Receive our humanity
Key Point
St-10
St-10
Water Prominence
St-11
St-11
Abode of Qi
St-12
St-12
Empty Basin
St-13
St-13
Qi Door
St-14
St-14
Storehouse
St-15
St-15
Room Screen
St-16
St-16
Breast Window
St-17
St-17
Middle of the Breast
St-18
St-18
Root of the Breast
St-19
St-19
Not Contained
St-20
St-20
Supporting Fullness
St-21
St-21
Beam Gate
St-22
St-22
Pass Gate
St-23
St-23
Supreme Unity
St-24
St-24
Slippery Flesh Gate
St-25
St-25
Heaven's Pivot
Spirit PointKey PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
St-26
St-26
Outer Mound
St-27
St-27
The Great
St-28
St-28
Water Passage
St-29
St-29
Return
St-30
St-30
Rushing Qi
St-31
St-31
Thigh Gate
St-32
St-32
Crouching Rabbit
St-33
St-33
Yin Market
St-34
St-34
Ridge Mound
Xi-Cleft
St-35
St-35
Calf's Nose
Key Point
St-36
St-36
Leg Three Miles
Key PointHe SeaEarth Point
St-37
St-37
Upper Great Void
Key PointHe SeaLower He Sea
St-38
St-38
Lines Opening
Key Point
St-39
St-39
Lower Great Void
Key PointHe SeaLower He Sea
St-40
St-40
Abundant Bulge
Key PointLuo Point
St-41
St-41
Stream Divide
Key PointJing RiverFire Point
St-42
St-42
Rushing Yang
Yuan Point
St-43
St-43
Sunken Valley
Key PointShu StreamWood Point
St-44
St-44
Inner Courtyard
Key PointYing SpringWater Point
St-45
St-45
Strict Exchange
Jing WellMetal Point
Spleen
Sp-1
Sp-1
Hidden White
Jing WellWood Point
Sp-2
Sp-2
Great Metropolis
Ying SpringFire Point
Sp-3
Sp-3
Supreme White
Key PointShu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
Sp-4
Sp-4
Grandfather Grandson
Master PointKey PointLuo Point
Sp-5
Sp-5
Shang Mound
Jing RiverMetal Point
Sp-6
Sp-6
Three Yin Intersection
Key PointMaster Point
Sp-7
Sp-7
Dripping Valley
Sp-8
Sp-8
Earth Pivot
Xi-CleftKey Point
Sp-9
Sp-9
Yin Mound Spring
Key PointHe SeaWater Point
Sp-10
Sp-10
Sea of Blood
Key Point
Sp-11
Sp-11
Winnowing Gate
Sp-12
Sp-12
Rushing Gate
Sp-13
Sp-13
Abode of the Fu
Sp-14
Sp-14
Abdomen Knot
Sp-15
Sp-15
Great Horizontal
Key Point
Sp-16
Sp-16
Abdomen Sorrow
Sp-17
Sp-17
Food Cavity
Sp-18
Sp-18
Heavenly Stream
Sp-19
Sp-19
Chest Village
Sp-20
Sp-20
Encircling Glory
Sp-21
Sp-21
Great Wrapping
Spirit Point
Lung
Lu-1
Lu-1
Middle Palace
Key PointAlarm Point
Lu-2
Lu-2
Cloud Gate
Lu-3
Lu-3
Palace of Heaven
Lu-4
Lu-4
Clasping the White
Lu-5
Lu-5
Cubit Marsh
He SeaWater Point
Lu-6
Lu-6
Maximum Opening
Xi-Cleft
Lu-7
Lu-7
Broken Sequence
Master PointKey PointLuo Point
Lu-8
Lu-8
Channel Gutter
Jing RiverMetal Point
Lu-9
Lu-9
Supreme Abyss
Spirit PointKey PointShu StreamYuan PointEarth Point
Lu-10
Lu-10
Fish Border
Key PointYing SpringFire Point
Lu-11
Lu-11
Lesser Shang
Jing WellWood Point
Large Intestine
LI-1
LI-1
Shang Yang
Jing WellMetal Point
LI-2
LI-2
Second Space
Key PointYing SpringWater Point
LI-20
LI-20
Welcome Fragrance
Key Point
LI-3
LI-3
Third Space
Shu StreamWood Point
LI-4
LI-4
Joining Valley
Spirit PointKey PointYuan Point
LI-5
LI-5
Yang Stream
Jing RiverFire Point
LI-6
LI-6
Veering Passage
Key PointLuo Point
LI-7
LI-7
Warm Flow
Xi-Cleft
LI-8
LI-8
Lower Angle
LI-9
LI-9
Upper Angle
LI-10
LI-10
Arm Three Miles
Key Point
LI-11
LI-11
Pool at the Crook
Key PointHe SeaEarth Point
LI-12
LI-12
Elbow Crevice
LI-13
LI-13
Arm Five Miles
LI-14
LI-14
Upper Arm
LI-15
LI-15
Shoulder Bone
Key Point
LI-16
LI-16
Great Bone
LI-17
LI-17
Heaven's Tripod
LI-18
LI-18
Support the Prominence
Key Point
LI-19
LI-19
Mouth Grain Crevice
Du Mai—GV
Du-1
Du-1
Long Stroing
Luo Point
Du-2
Du-2
Lumbar Shu
Du-3
Du-3
Lumbar Yang Gate
Du-4
Du-4
Gate of Life (Ming Men)
Spirit Point
Du-5
Du-5
Suspended Pivot
Spirit Point
Du-6
Du-6
Centre of the Spine
Du-7
Du-7
Central Pivot
Du-8
Du-8
Sinew Contraction
Du-9
Du-9
Reaching Yang
Du-10
Du-10
Spirit Tower
Spirit Point
Du-11
Du-11
Spirit Pathway
Spirit Point
Du-12
Du-12
Body Pillar
Du-13
Du-13
Way of Happiness
Du-14
Du-14
Great Vertebra
Key Point
Du-15
Du-15
Gate of Muteness
Du-16
Du-16
Palace of Wind
Key Point
Du-17
Du-17
Brain’s Door
Du-18
Du-18
Unyielding Space
Du-19
Du-19
Behind the Crown
Du-20
Du-20
One Hundred Meetings
Spirit PointKey Point
Du-21
Du-21
In Front of the Crown
Du-22
Du-22
Fontanelle Meeting
Du-23
Du-23
Upper Star
Du-24
Du-24
Courtyard of the Spirit
Key Point
Du-25
Du-25
White Crevice
Du-26
Du-26
Man’s Middle
Key PointAlarm Point
Du-27
Du-27
Extremity of the Mouth
Du-28
Du-28
Gum Intersection
Ren Mai—CV
Ren-1
Ren-1
Meeting of Yin
Spirit Point
Ren-2
Ren-2
Curved Bone
Ren-3
Ren-3
Middle Pole
Key PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Ren-4
Ren-4
Gate of Origin
Spirit PointKey PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Ren-5
Ren-5
Stone Gate
Alarm PointFront-Mu Point
Ren-6
Ren-6
Sea of Qi
Spirit PointKey Point
Ren-7
Ren-7
Yin Intersection
Key Point
Ren-8
Ren-8
Spirit Gateway
Spirit Point
Ren-9
Ren-9
Water Separation
Ren-10
Ren-10
Lower Epigastrium
Ren-11
Ren-11
Internal Foundation
Ren-12
Ren-12
Middle Cavity
Key PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Ren-13
Ren-13
Upper Cavity
Ren-14
Ren-14
Great Palace
Alarm PointKey PointFront-Mu Point
Ren-15
Ren-15
Bird Tail
Key PointLuo Point
Ren-16
Ren-16
Central Courtyard
Ren-17
Ren-17
Sea ofQi / Middle of the Chest
Key PointAlarm PointFront-Mu Point
Ren-18
Ren-18
Jade Hall
Ren-19
Ren-19
Violet Palace
Ren-20
Ren-20
Splendid Cover
Ren-21
Ren-21
Jade Rotator
Key Point
Ren-22
Ren-22
Heaven Projection
Ren-23
Ren-23
Lateral Spring
Key Point
Ren-24
Ren-24
Saliva Container
Alarm Point