Acupuncture 123 Arm Head & Trunk Leg

#1 - Diagnosis (which meridian/s affected)

Finger Top of Head Toes
#2 - Find the Balance
Hand Neck, Jaw, Base of Skull Foot
1. Same name - Tai Yin balances Tai Yin
2. Branching meridians - Tai Yin balances Tai Yang Wrist Neck, Shoulder Ankle
3. Interior / Exterior relationship Forearm Upper Abdomen, Rib Cage, Chest, Lower Leg
4. Chinese clock opposites Mid-Upper Back
5. Chinese clock neighbor Elbow Umbilicus level, Lumbar 2, Waist Knee
6. Same meridian
Upper Arm Lower abdomen, Lower Back Thigh
#3 - Point selection
Shoulder Genitals, Coccyx, Lower Sacrum Hip Joint
A. Mirror (limb to limb)
B. Imaging (head & torso to limb; face to limb) Top of Shoulder Testicles & Anus, bottom of genitals Top of Hip
C. Ba Gua Global Balance
(All imaging can be flipped - most effective points are below the elbow/knee)
D. Five Elements / Seasonal
Spine on head (same side) Face onto Limbs
Pulses Hairline C1, C2 Hip Du-20 Shoulder
Wood (GB/LV & PC/SJ)
Du 24-22 C3 to C5 Knee Eye / TMJ Elbow
Wiry - like rolling a wooden toothpick on a table
Du 22-20 Thoracic Vertebra Heel Chin Wrist
Tight - inflexible, no elasticity
Fire (HT/SI) Du 20 L2, Waist Level
Genitals to Face (opposite side)
Bouncy / Overflooding Du 19 L2 to L5
Anus Mouth
Big & takes all positions, like jumping out of wrist Du 18-16 Sacral Area
Vagina / Penis Nose
All 9 positions yang
Du 16 Tail Bone
Earth (SP/ST) Ovaries / Testicles Eyes
Slippery / Rolling / Thready / Very Slow (Go to either side of Du Channel
to image entire body on head) Ren to Du (same level or reverse)
Feels uncertain, slimy, with no distinct shape
Metal (LU/LI)
Global Balance (internal disorders, if pain treat only pain)
Floating - stronger at surface and  at depth
#1 - Static Balance - based on 5 systems
Water (KI/UB) #2 - Dynamic Balance
Deep -  at surface and strongest at depth Hand Yin to Foot Yang, Hand Yang to Foot Yin
Weak or  at Chi position
Good to add to any treatment - Yin Tang, An Mian &
#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Ear Shen Men for stress & sleep problems
Opposite Either Opposite Either Opposite Either
NOTE - if adding other points to treatment, make sure not to
LU SP UB LI UB LV LU disrupt either static or dynamic balance!!!
LI ST LV LU KI ST LI

ST LI PC SP PC LI ST LV HT SP LU KI PC

Top LV-8 HT-3 SP-9 LU-5 KI-10 PC-3

SP LU SI ST SJ HT SP
5th LV-5 HT-4 SP-5 LU-7 KI-7 PC-5
HT KI GB SI GB SP HT 4th LV-4 HT-5 SP-4 LU-8 KI-4 PC-6

3rd LV-3 HT-7 SP-3 LU-9 KI-3 PC-7

SI UB SP HT LV UB SI
2nd LV-2 HT-8 SP-2 LU-10 KI-2 PC-8
UB SI LU KI LU SI UB LV-1 HT-9 SP-1 LU-11 KI-1 PC-9
1st

KI HT SJ UB LI PC KI

PC LV ST SJ ST KI PC
GB SI ST LI UB SJ

SJ GB KI PC SP GB SJ Top GB-34 SI-8 ST-36 LI-11 UB-40 SJ-10

5th GB-38 SI-5 ST-41 LI-5 UB-60 SJ-6

GB SJ HT LV HT SJ GB
4th GB-40 SI-4 ST-42 LI-4 UB-64 SJ-4

LV PC LI GB SI LU LV 3rd GB-41 SI-3 ST-43 LI-3 UB-65 SJ-3

2nd GB-43 SI-2 ST-44 LI-2 UB-66 SJ-2

(SP, LV & KI each cover 6 channels so very versatile)
1st GB-44 SI-1 ST-45 LI-1 UB-67 SJ-1

Measure Improvement by change in INTENSITY, FREQUENCY, RECOVERY

 Global Balance

Tai Yin - Yang Ming Pattern (III / VI) Shen Ji Bing / Cuckooness Disorders
Any problems in the front of the body (below the eyes to the feet)
Sinus HA below the eyes, congestion, allergies, cold & flu with sore throat, Jue Yin - Shao Yang Pattern (III / VI)
mouth & throat, tonsils, chest, asthma, stomach, reflux, N&V, constipation, Pt can be uptight, resentful, short tempered, angry, argumentative, things
diarrhea, uterus, bladder, ovaries (not male organs), obesity, weak have to be done a certain way and are upset if not, controlled & tight
digestion, water metabolism etc... HOLD EMOTIONS IN - anger, frustration, resentment
Infertility w/ appropriate pulse & other symptoms
Anatomically - everything on sides: ear, side of neck & shoulders, side HA,
Pulse - Floating or cun position significant tightness at GB-20 & 21, ribcage, sides of waist, side of hip & leg to foot
Slippery or guan deficient - SP Xu
LU-5 LI-11 Sleep disorders, emotional stress, frustration, body tightness, intercostal
Guan excess - ST Shi LU-9 LI-3 neuralgia, lateral rib discomfort, impatient, digestive problems, HA (lateral &
Dx - Metal Earth imbalance above eyes), blue/green vein on temple area, testicular pain, hemorrhoids,
ST-36 SP-9
ST-43 SP-3 depression, bi polar, mental problems due to excess
Herbs
Throat - Yin Qiao San + Yu Ping Feng San Long term Fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue
Infertility SJ-3 PC-3
Nasal - Clear Mucus - Xin Yi San SJ-10 PC-7
Thicker Mucus - Cang Er Zi San Pulse - Wiry / Tight
Dry - add Mai Men Dong Tang Dx - Wood Imbalance LV-3 GB-34 (T)
HA but not dry add Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang LV-8 (T) GB-41
Hot or Infections - Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (antibiotic/antiviral)
Lingering wet cough - Er Chen Tang + Zhi Sou San + Qing Fei Tang Herbs - Xiao Yao San + Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
Lingering dry deep cough - Bai He Gu Jin Tang if more heat - add Zhi Mu & Zhi Zi or Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

Shao Yin - Tai Yang Pattern (III / VI) Jue Yin - Yang Ming Pattern (I / IV)
XU problems (acute / chronic / injury / exhaustion) Pt can be neurotic, fast mover, look at watch constantly, not as angry or
uptight as Jue Yin Shao Yang but nervous & worry constantly, cant sit still,
Problems on the back side (also front of chest along KI channel), occipital
can’t relax or calm down. Do things randomly, nervous, fearful, uncertain
HA, stiff neck, neck pain, whole back pain, pain between scapula, scapula
LETS EMOTIONS OUT - sadness & fear
pain, buttock pain, sciatica pain (if down UB & KI channels), legs
Problems due to emotional stress - digestive, IBS, asthma (esp kids),
Infertility from Xu
insomnia (fall asleep but can’t stay asleep), chron’s disease, colitis, restless
Batteries running low, using more energy than putting in - anemia, adrenal leg, allergies, emotional disorders
exhaustion
ADD/HD in kids w/ above symptoms
Personality - very passionate but try to keep their cool
HT-3 SI-3 Pulse - Jittery / Neurotic pulse - rolling, wiry, floating, rapid
HT-7 SI-8
Dx - Wood Earth imbalance LI-1 PC-9
Pulse - Xu, deep or no chi pulse UB-40 KI-3 LI-4 PC-6
Cun position bouncy UB-65 KI-10 Herbs for IBS - Pai Nong Tang w/ Pai Nong San
Use with NADA protocol to quit smoking LV-1 ST-45
LV-4 ST-42
Dx - Water Fire imbalanc (If Low Back Pain
add Ling Ku, Da Bai,
Herbs - Du Zhong Wan + Qing Xi Lian Zi Wan Zhong Bai & SI-4
to Hand Yang side)
For Low Back Pain in Dai Mai area or from GYN causes Shao Yin - Shao Yang Pattern (III / VI)
also use Dr Loo’s Point (bet GB-40 & UB-62)
Tightness but Xu, opposing symptoms (sometimes cold, sometimes hot;
sometimes hyper, sometimes hypo; sometimes Xu, sometimes Shi), sleep
SP/SJ Tai Yin - Shao Yang Pattern (I / IV) disorders, long term fatigue/exhaustion, body tightness
Chromic Fatigue w/ body tightness, sadness,
Female hormone imbalance (birth control, fertility, menopause, cramps, hot
flashes, bloating, PMS) Depression & sadness - given up, out of juice
SJ-3 HT-3
Hormonal changes lead to water imbalances - SP = dampness, SJ = water Serious mental/emotional/spritual problems due to Xu SJ-10 HT-7
metabolism
Pulse - Wiry, but push down and is Xu KI-3 GB-34 (T)
Chronic digestive problems, hormone imbalance (esp F sex hormones), Deep or no chi pulse KI-10 GB-41
water metabolism problems
Water Wood Imbalance

Herbs - Dang Gui Shao Yao San + Shan Yao + Wang Bu Liu Xing Herbs - Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang + Suan Zao Ren
If heat add Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang Tang + Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan

HT-3 SJ-1 PC-6 SJ-1 For Heart Problems (CHF, palpitations, etc) alternate w/ 12 Magic Points (V)
HT-7 SJ-4 PC-9 SJ-4
OR Menopause & PMS mood swings w/ poor sleep & tightness
GB-34 (T) SP-1 ST-42 SP-1
GB-41 SP-4 ST-45 SP-4

Mood Swings & Insomnia Digestion problems

For Low Back Pain in Dai Mai area or from GYN causes also use Dr Loo’s Point (bet GB-40 & UB-62)
 Down & Dirty Sinus Problems Shoulder Pain
More local & focused than Tai Yin / Yang Ming
HT-5 to 7
Any sinus problems - allergies, hay fever, head cold, congestion (if temple HA add HT-8) LI-3 LU-8
So Jing
San Jian LU-9 to 7 SJ-3 PC-6
PC-7 to 6 SI-3 HT-5
LI-4 LU-7 or LU-7 - more throat (post nasal drip)
LU-9.5 LU-9.5 - more nasal (congestion) SP-5 to 5.5 GB-34(T) SP-9 ST-38
(treats top of scapula, GB-38 LV-8(T) GB-37 (5­ant)
touch the bone. SP~SJ)
SP-9 ST-36 GB-40 (1” deep) KI-10 UB-58 (7­
)
LV-4 to 5
UB-64
KI-3
12 Magical Points for Shoulder Pain
Herbs - Xin Yi San (wind cold - clear mucus)
Cang Er Zi San (wind heat - thicker mucus)
if dryness add Mai Men Dong Tang
if heat & dry add Zi Yin Jian Huo Tang
if HA add Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (do not use if dryness) SI-3

SJ-3

SO JING

Dr Tan’s 4 Magic Meridians

L I-3

From head to genitals between both sides of the ST channel (ST, KI, Ren)
Eyes, face, throat, chest, stomach, intestines, uterus, bladder, etc...
Nausea, heartburn, bronchioles, stomach, heart
SAN JIAN
More physical cause rather than emotional (Jue Yin / Yang Ming)

LI-1 PC-9 12 Magical Points (pattern 1)

Can include LV-1 & LV-4 if physical conditions LI-4 PC-6
Great for any Headache
triggered by emotional problems or stress Use when case is hard to diagnose or problems cover multiple channels
(ie Plum Pit Qi) KI-1 ST-45
KI-4 ST-42
LI-4 (3) LU-11
SJ-3 PC-9
Down & Dirty Digestive Problems
SI-3 HT-9
8 Magical Points
More focused on the digestive tract, mouth to anus than whole meridian (Dr.
SP-6 ST-36
Tan’s 4 Magic Meridians) LV-4 (5) GB-34 (T)
KI-7 (3) UB-40
Chron’s disease, IBS, morning sickness, weight loss (increases metabolism)

Great for hangovers

LI-4 LU-7
SJ-5 PC-6 Back Pain Throat & Neck
Alternate w/ Jue Yin/Yang Ming points
Can use with Jue Yin/Shao Yang if cuckoo LV-8 (T) GB-34 (T) PT chew gum while needles in
with digestive problems SP-9 ST-36
Ling Ku LU-5
Da Bai PC-3
Zhong Bai HT-3 SJ-5 PC-6
SI-4 HT-7 LI-5 HT-5
Tai Yin - Tai Yang Pattern (I / IV)
LU-8 SI-1 KI-3 GB-41 LV-8(T) ST-36
ANY UPPER BACK PAIN!! For any reason LU-11 SI-4
KI-10 UB-65 KI-2 GB-34 (T)
Scapula, shoulder, UB channel muscles, ribcage,
SP-6 KI-4
sternum UB-64 SP-9
UB-67 SP-3 LV-5 KI-7
Deep lung cough or chronic cough (not throat cough)
Emphysema / COPD

Migraine w/ vomiting 12 Magical Points (V)

for Heart Problems
KI/LI Shao Yin Yang Ming Pattern (I / IV) Any western heart problems
ANY LOW BACK PAIN w/ KI Xu conditions
LI-1 LU-8
LI-4 LU-11 SJ-3 PC-3
Or LI-3 PC-6
Ling Ku SJ-10 PC-10 SJ-3 LU-8
Da Bai KI-1 UB-64
Zhong Bai KI-4 UB-67 SI-3 HT-5
SI-4 LV-3 ST-36
LV-8(T) GB-34 (T) KI-1 ST-36
For Low Back Pain in Dai Mai area or from GYN causes SP-1 GB-34 (T)
also use Dr Loo’s Point (bet GB-40 & UB-62)
SP-9
LV-1 UB-40
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Opposite Either Opposite Either Opposite Either

LU SP UB LI UB LV LU

LI ST LV LU KI ST LI

ST LI PC SP PC LI ST

SP LU SI ST SJ HT SP

HT KI GB SI GB SP HT

SI UB SP HT LV UB SI

UB SI LU KI LU SI UB

KI HT SJ UB LI PC KI

PC LV ST SJ ST KI PC

SJ GB KI PC SP GB SJ

GB SJ HT LV HT SJ GB

LV PC LI GB SI LU LV

Shoulder Channels LU Channel - Anterior shoulder

Supraspinatus - SJ Biceps (LU) - LI SP 5-6 LI-5
Infraspinatus - SI Triceps Lat Head - SJ UB 60-62 LV-4
Teres Minor - SI Triceps Long Head - SI
Subscauplaris - LI Rhomboids - LI LI Channel - Acromium pain
Ant Deltoid - LU Levator Scapula - SI LV-4 LU-9
Mid Deltoid - LI Pec Minor - LU KI-3
Post Deltoid - SJ Pec Major (upper) - PC
Biceps (SH) - LU Pec Major (lower) - HT LU & LI Channels
ST-41 & SP-5 LV-4.5 & UB 60-62
LU-9 & LI-5 KI 3-4 & UB 60-62
ST-41 & LV-4

SJ, SI & GB Channels - posterior deltoid, infraspinatus,

supraspinatus, trapezius
GB-39, SJ-5, UB-60 KI-7, HT-4, SP-6
PC-6, HT-4, LV-5 SP-6, LV-5, HT-4

Scapula Pain on SI Chanel - LV-4.5

UB Neck Pain - tx SI
GB Neck Pain - tx HT
GB HA - GB-31
Temple Migraine HA - HT-8
Trap Pain - HT-4