Acupoint Library
Location, indications and technique of the points on the fourteen meridians.
Shuigou 水沟 (GV26)
At the junction of the upper third and lower two thirds of the philtrum, on the anterior midline.
Baihui 百会 (GV20)
On the midline of the head, 5 cun above the anterior hairline, at the midpoint of the line joining the apices of the two ears.
Dazhui 大椎 (GV14)
Below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra, on the posterior midline.
Mingmen 命门 (GV4)
Below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra, on the posterior midline.
Tiantu 天突 (CV22)
In the centre of the suprasternal fossa, on the anterior midline.
Danzhong 膻中 (CV17)
On the anterior midline, at the level of the fourth intercostal space, midway between the nipples.
Zhongwan 中脘 (CV12)
4 cun above the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline.
Shenque 神阙 (CV8)
At the centre of the umbilicus.
Qihai 气海 (CV6)
1.5 cun below the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline.
Guanyuan 关元 (CV4)
3 cun below the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline.
Zhongji 中极 (CV3)
4 cun below the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior midline.
Qimen 期门 (LR14)
Directly below the nipple, in the sixth intercostal space.