CHANNEL AND POINT CORRESPONDENCES

Peter Borten, DAOM

Channel LU LI ST SP HT SI BL K PC SJ GB LV
Clock 3-5 AM 5-7 AM 7-9 AM 9-11 AM 11-1 PM 1-3 PM 3-5 PM 5-7 PM 7-9 PM 9-11 PM 11-1 AM 1-3 AM
Division TaiYin YangMing YangMing TaiYin ShaoYin TaiYang TaiYang ShaoYin JueYin ShaoYang ShaoYang JueYin
Entry/Exit LU 1/7 LI 4/20 ST 1/42 SP 1/21 HT 1/9 SI 1/19 BL 1/67 KI 1/22 PC 1/8 SJ 1/23 GB 1/41 LV 1/14
Jing-Well LU 11 LI 1 ST 45 SP 1 HT 9 SI 1 BL 67 KI 1 PC 9 SJ 1 GB 44 LV 1
Ying-Spring LU 10 LI 2 ST 44 SP 2 HT 8 SI 2 BL 66 KI 2 PC 8 SJ 2 GB 43 LV 2
Shu-Stream LU 9 LI 3 ST 43 SP 3 HT 7 SI 3 BL 65 KI 3 PC 7 SJ 3 GB 41 LV 3
Jing-River LU 8 LI 5 ST 41 SP 5 HT 4 SI 5 BL 60 KI 7 PC 5 SJ 6 GB 38 LV 4
He-Sea LU 5 LI 11 ST 36 SP 9 HT 3 SI 8 BL 40 KI 10 PC 3 SJ 10 GB 34 LV 8
Yuan-Source LU 9 LI 4 ST 42 SP 3 HT 7 SI 4 BL 64 KI 3 PC 7 SJ 4 GB 40 LV 3
Connecting-Luo LU 7 LI 6 ST 40 SP 4 HT 5 SI 7 BL 58 KI 4 PC 6 SJ 5 GB 37 LV 5
Xi-Cleft LU 6 LI 7 ST 34 SP 8 HT 6 SI 6 BL 63 KI 5 PC 4 SJ 7 GB 36 LV 6
Front-Mu LU 1 ST 25 CV 12 LV 13 CV 14 CV 4 CV 3 GB 25 CV 17 CV 5 GB 24 LV 14
Back-Shu BL 13 BL 25 BL 21 BL 20 BL 15 BL 27 BL 28 BL 23 BL 14 BL 22 BL 19 BL 18
Lower Uniting - ST 37 ST 36 - - ST 39 BL 40 - - BL 39 GB 34 -

GROUP LUOS
Three Arm Yin: PC-5 Three Arm Yang: SJ-8 Three Leg Yin: SP-6 Three Leg Yang: GB-39
THE EIGHT INFLUENTIAL POINTS
Tissue Point Tissue Point
Zang Organs LV-13 Fu Organs CV-12
Qi CV-17 Blood BL-17
Tendons GB-34 Pulse/Vessels LU-9
Bone BL-11 Marrow GB-39
THE FOUR SEAS
Blood ST-37, ST-39, BL-11 Qi ST-9, CV-17, BL-10
Marrow GV-16, GV-20 (GV-15, 19) Nourishment ST-30, ST-36
CELESTIAL WINDOWS
LU-3, LI-18, ST-9, SI-16, SI-17, BL-10, PC-1, SJ-16, CV-22, GV-16
EIGHT EXTRAORDINARY VESSELS
Vessel Master Coupled Xi-Cleft Luo Vessel Master Coupled Xi-Cleft Luo
Yin Wei Wai PC 6 SP 4 KI 9 - Yang Wei Mai TB 5 GB 41 GB 35 -
Points: K-9, SP-12, 13, 15, 16, LV-14, CV-22, 23 Points: BL-63, GB-35, SI-10, SJ-15, GB-21, ST-8, GB-13 thru 20, GV-16, 15
Yin Qiao Mai KI 6 LU 7 KI 8 - Yang Qiao Mai BL 62 SI 3 BL 59 -
Points: K-6, 8, BL-1, GB-20, GV-16 Points: BL-62, 61, 59, GB-29, SI-10, LI-15, 16, ST-4, 3, 1, BL-1, GB-20, GV-16
Chong Mai SP 4 PC 6 - - Dai Mai GB 41 TB 5 - -
Points: CV-1, K-11 thru 21, CV-7 Points: GB-26, 27, 28
Ren Mai LU 7 KI 6 - CV 15 Du Mai SI 3 BL 62 - GV 1

FIVE ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE

INTERNAL DRAGONS: Master point below CV-15, ST-25 (5E location), ST-32, ST-41.
EXTERNAL DRAGONS: GV-20, BL-11, BL-23, BL-61 (5E location).
TREATMENT PRIORITIES: HUSBAND-WIFE IMBALANCE: AKABANE (LUO) BLOCK: KOREAN FOUR-NEEDLE TECHNIQUE
TONIFICATION REDUCTION
1. Possession Stage 1: K-7, BL-67, K-3, LV-4, Stage 1: Tonify the junction point on
2. Aggressive Energy (never fail to HT-7, SI-4. Next stages only as the deficient side. Only as necessary Tonify Reduce Tonify Reduce
clear) necessary. continue to the next stages LU Lu-9 Sp-3 Lu-10 Ht-8 Lu-10 Ht-8 Lu-5 K-10
3. Husband-Wife Imbalance (never Stage 2: Four Needle Tonify one or Stage 2: Tonify the source point on LI LI-11 St-36 LI-5 SI-5 LI-5 SI-5 LI-2 BL-66
fail to clear) both Water Officials. Try K first the deficient side.
4. Entry-Exit Block (CV/GV block (usually this will do it). Stage 3: Redo (tonify) the junction ST St-41 SI-5 St-43 GB41 St-43 GB41 St-45 LI-1
has priority) Stage 3: Sedate the Source points of point on the deficient side. SP Ht-8 Sp-2 Sp-1 Lv-1 Sp-1 Lv-1 Sp-5 Lu-8
5. Spirit Level ‘Blocks’ - K-24, Ht-1, the wife Officials, then try the Stage 4: Tonify the AEP of the
HT Ht-9 Lv-1 Ht-3 K-10 Ht-3 K-10 Ht-7 Sp-3
CV-1, etc. transfers again. official on the deficient side.
6. Uncentered Umbilical Pulse Stage 4: Sedate the Shu’s of Wife Stage 5: Sedate the junction point on SI SI-3 GB-41 SI-2 BL-66 SI-2 BL-66 SI-8 ST-36
7. Akabane Block Officials. When they have begun to the excess side. While this point is BL BL-67 LI-1 BL40 St-36 BL40 St-36 BL65 GB41
8. Engage the level: CF for Mother / relax (after 7-10 min), tonify the draining, tonify the junction point on
Child, Back-Shu/K chest points, K K-7 Lu-8 K-3 Sp-3 K-3 Sp-3 K-1 Lv-1
Shu’s of the Husband Officials. the deficient side again.
Windows, GV/CV points, HT-1. . . (Moxa is OK). Stage 6: Sedate the AEP on the PC P-9 Lv-1 PC-3 K-10 PC-3 K-10 PC-7 Sp-3
9. Energy Transfers Stage 5: Four Needle Sedate Metal, excess side. While this point is SJ SJ-3 GB-41 SJ-2 BL66 SJ-2 BL66 SJ-10 St-36
10. CF meridian points below the Earth, SJ/PC, then try the transfers draining, tonify the AEP of the
elbow/knee (these can ‘engage the again. Four Needle Tonify Wood, deficient side again. GB GB43 BL66 GB-44 LI-1 GB-44 LI-1 GB-38 SI-5
level’ too) HT/SI. * Also consider scars LV LV-8 K-10 Lv-4 Lu-8 Lv-4 Lu-8 Lv-2 Ht-8