Acupuncture points

The acupuncture points of the Lung and Large Intestine channels, with their Chinese names, where each one is on the body, and the story behind each name. These two channels are free in the app; it covers all 361 points on the twelve channels and the two vessels.

Hand Taiyin Lung Channel

Point	Name	Where it is
LU1	中府 Zhōngfǔ Central Storehouse	Upper chest, level with the first rib space, a thumb's width below LU2, about two hands' widths out from the centre of the chest
LU2	雲門 Yúnmén Cloud Gate	In the hollow just under the outer end of the collarbone, inside the bony knob at the front of the shoulder
LU3	天府 Tiānfǔ Celestial Storehouse	Front of the upper arm, a hand's width below the front armpit fold, on the outer edge of the biceps
LU4	俠白 Xiábái Guarding White	Front of the upper arm, a thumb's width below LU3, on the outer edge of the biceps
LU5	尺澤 Chǐzé Cubit Marsh	On the elbow crease, just to the thumb side of the big biceps tendon
LU6	孔最 Kǒngzuì Greatest Opening	Thumb side of the forearm, seven thumb-widths above the wrist crease, on the line from LU5 to LU9
LU7	列缺 Lièquē Broken Line	Two fingers above the wrist crease, just above the bony bump on the thumb side of the wrist, in the groove between two tendons
LU8	經渠 Jīngqú Channel Ditch	A thumb's width above the wrist crease, between the bony bump of the wrist and the pulse
LU9	太淵 Tàiyuān Great Abyss	On the wrist crease at the thumb side, in the hollow just outside the pulse
LU10	魚際 Yújì Fish Border	On the fleshy mound of the thumb, halfway along the thumb's hand bone, where the palm skin meets the back-of-hand skin
LU11	少商 Shǎoshāng Lesser Shang	At the corner of the thumbnail on the outer side, a little away from the nail

Hand Yangming Large Intestine Channel

Point	Name	Where it is
LI1	商陽 Shāngyáng Shang Yang	At the corner of the index fingernail on the thumb side, a little away from the nail
LI2	二間 Èrjiān Second Space	Thumb side of the index finger, in the dip just in front of the big knuckle
LI3	三間 Sānjiān Third Space	Thumb side of the hand, in the dip just behind the big knuckle of the index finger
LI4	合谷 Hégǔ Joining Valley	Back of the hand, beside the middle of the index finger's hand bone, on the thumb side Caution
LI5	陽谿 Yángxī Yang Stream	Thumb side of the back of the wrist, in the hollow between the two thumb tendons when the thumb is lifted
LI6	偏歷 Piānlì Veering Passage	Back of the forearm on the thumb side, a hand's width above LI5, on the line from LI5 to LI11
LI7	溫溜 Wēnliū Warm Flow	Back of the forearm on the thumb side, five thumb-widths above LI5, on the line from LI5 to LI11
LI8	下廉 Xiàlián Lower Ridge	Outer forearm, four thumb-widths below LI11, on the line from LI5 to LI11
LI9	上廉 Shànglián Upper Ridge	Outer forearm, a hand's width below LI11, on the line from LI5 to LI11
LI10	手三里 Shǒusānlǐ Arm Three Miles	Outer forearm, three fingers below LI11, on the line from LI5 to LI11
LI11	曲池 Qūchí Pool at the Bend	With the elbow bent, at the outer end of the elbow crease, halfway between LU5 and the bony bump of the outer elbow
LI12	肘髎 Zhǒuliáo Elbow Crevice	Outer elbow, a thumb's width above the bony bump of the outer elbow, in front of the ridge of the upper-arm bone
LI13	手五里 Shǒuwǔlǐ Arm Five Miles	Outer upper arm, a hand's width above LI11, on the line from LI11 to LI15
LI14	臂臑 Bìnào Upper Arm	Outer upper arm, at the lower front edge of the shoulder muscle, seven thumb-widths above LI11
LI15	肩髃 Jiānyú Shoulder Bone	Front of the shoulder, in the dip that forms below the tip of the shoulder when the arm is raised to the side
LI16	巨骨 Jùgǔ Great Bone	Top of the shoulder, in the dip between the outer end of the collarbone and the ridge of the shoulder blade
LI17	天鼎 Tiāndǐng Heaven's Tripod	Side of the neck, on the back edge of the big neck muscle, a thumb's width below LI18
LI18	扶突 Fútū Support the Prominence	Side of the neck, level with the Adam's apple, between the two heads of the big neck muscle
LI19	口禾髎 Kǒuhéliáo Mouth Grain Crevice	Upper lip, straight below the outer edge of the nostril, level with the middle of the groove between the nose and the lip
LI20	迎香 Yíngxiāng Welcome Fragrance	Beside the nose, in the smile crease, level with the middle of the outer edge of the nostril

For education about traditional Chinese medicine theory only. Not medical advice. Talk to a qualified health professional before using acupressure if you are pregnant, have a health condition or take medication.