Acupuncture Points Database - Locations, Functions and Clinical Applications

Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-06 15:38.

Our acupuncture points database contains comprehensive information for the meridians and acupuncture points that are used in the clinical practice of acupuncture. For each meridian graphic you may hold your mouse over an acupuncture point and a popup with the location and precautions, if any, will come up. On the graphic, as well as within any chart, you may click on an acupuncture point which will take you to the full description of that point which includes the english name, chinese name, point associations, location, precautions and commonly agreed upon functions.

If you are looking for a specific point such as UB 13 you may type it into the search bar as "UB 13" and you will get the link to that page.

Are you New to Acupuncture? If so, you should start by reading articles from our introductory section.

Choose a Meridian Below:

Acupuncture Meridian Chart

Frequently Asked Questions

What Is A Cun?
The cun is a measurement relative to the patients body that is used to find acupuncture points. Generally speaking one cun is equal to the space between the distal interphalangeal joint and the proximal interphalangeal joint on the middle finger. However, this cun can only be used on certain parts of the body when finding acupuncture points - on other points you use other relative landmarks. For example, the space from nipple to nipple is 8 cun and this 8 cun can be used to find points on the chest - the space from the center of the patella to the lateral malleolus is 16 cun and this 16 cun can be used to find points on the legs, etc. These cun landmark relationships are found within the "General" link for each meridian under the "Measurements Needed" section. For example - Stomach Meridian General Information.

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
Hartstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below: