Specific acupoints refer to several types of meridian acupoints with special therapeutic effects. Their main functions are different, and each has a specific name and meaning.
(1) Wushu points
The twelve meridians are distributed at the Jing, Ying, Shu, Jing and He points below the elbow and knee joints, referred to as "Wushu points". The locations of Wushu points are arranged from the ends of the limbs to the elbows and knees. "Lingshu Nine Needles and Twelve Origins" points out: "What comes out is a well, what slips away is a stream of water, what is injected is a drop, what is done is a meridian, and what is entered is a combination." The ancients used the process of the movement of meridian qi to use natural water flow from small to large. Large, to describe the change from shallow to deep, the Wushu points are named Jing, Rong, Shu, Jing, and He points in order from the ends of the limbs to the elbows and knees. The "Jing" point is mostly located at the end of the fingers and toes, where the meridian energy comes out, like the source of water; the "Ying" point is mostly located in front of the metacarpophalangeal or metatarsophalangeal joints, which is likened to the flow of water that is still weak, but lingering but not yet a big stream. It is the place where meridian qi circulates; "Shu" points are mostly located behind the metacarpophalangeal or metatarsophalangeal joints, which are likened to water flowing from small to large, from shallow to deep, and meridian qi gradually becomes stronger; "meridian" points are mostly located on the forearms and shins, like water. When the flow is large and unobstructed, the meridians Qi will flow freely; the "He" point is located near the elbow and knee joints, which is likened to the flow of rivers flowing into lakes and seas, and the meridians Qi will be filled and merged into the internal organs.
Wu Shu point is a commonly used key point. Clinically, Jing point can be used to treat coma; Ying point can be used to treat fever; Shu point can be used to treat joint pain; Meridian point can be used to treat asthma and cough; He point It can be used to treat six fu-organ diseases and syndromes.
The Wushu points belong to wood, fire, earth, metal and water according to the five elements. However, the five elements of the Yin Meridian and the Yang Meridian belong to different places. The Jing, Ying, Shu, Jing, and He points of the Yin Meridian belong to the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water respectively, while the Jing, Ying, Shu, and Shu points of the Yang Meridian belong to the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water respectively. The , meridian, and joint points belong to the five elements of gold, water, wood, fire, and earth respectively. Among the principles of acupuncture point selection, the principle of "child-mother tonic and diarrhea" is based on the five-element attribution of the five-shu points (Table 8-1, Table 8-2).
Table 8-1, Table 8-2
(2) Original acupoints and collateral acupoints
The parts where the original Qi of the internal organs is infused, passed through and retained. , called the original point. "Yuan" means origin and original energy, which is the driving force of human life activities and the foundation of the twelve meridians. Each of the twelve meridians has an original point on each limb, also known as the "Twelve Original Points". The original point of the Yin Meridian is also the Shu point among the Five Shu Points. The Yang meridian has another original point after the losing point. The original points of the twelve meridians are mostly distributed near the wrist and ankle (Table 8-3).
Table 8-3
"Network" means communication and dissemination. The twelve meridians are connected from the outside to the inside, each with one collateral point, located below the elbow and knee joints of the limbs. In addition, the Ren meridian point Dovetail is located in the abdomen, the Du meridian point Changqiang is located in the tail and sacrum, and the Da Bao point of the spleen is located in the chest and side. Collectively, they are called the “Fifteen Collateral Points” (Table 8-4).
Table 8-4
(3) Shu point and Rui point
Shu point is the acupoint where the Qi of the internal organs is infused into the back and waist, also known as " "Back Shu point". Each of the five internal organs has one Beishu point, which is located on the first lateral line of the bladder meridian of the foot and waist of the back and waist. Its location is generally close to the up and down arrangement of the relevant internal organs. The acupoint is the acupoint where the viscera meridians gather on the chest and abdomen, also known as the "abdomen acupoint". Each of the five internal organs and six internal organs has one acupuncture point, and its location is close to the location of the relevant internal organs (Table 8-5, Table 8-6).
Table 8-5,
Table 8-6
(4) Bahui points The Bahui points refer to the internal organs, fu organs, qi, blood, tendons, There are 8 acupoints where the Qi of the pulse, bone and marrow gather. Distributed in the trunk and limbs, it is closely related to 8 kinds of tissues and organs, and is mainly used to treat related diseases and syndromes (Table 8-7).
Table 8-7
(5) Qie point Qie point is the place where Qi of each meridian is deeply concentrated. There are twelve meridians, yin and yang, 1 yin and yang dimensional meridians each, and 16 vaginal meridians, mostly distributed below the elbow and knee joints of the limbs.
(6) Xiahe Point
The Qi of the six fu organs connects with the 6 acupoints on the Three Yang Meridians of the Foot, which is called Xiahe Point. Distributed near the knee joints of the lower limbs.
(7) Eight meridians intersection points and intersection points
The 8 acupoints connected by the twelve meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians are called the eight meridians intersection points, which are distributed on the wrists and ankles. Up and down; intersection points refer to acupoints where two meridians or several meridians intersect, mostly distributed on the head, face and trunk.