Research concerning standard locations of meridian points on the regio scapularis and the hands / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

With the internationalization of acupuncture the worid unification of meridians and points basic to acupuncture medicine has become essential. At the present studies are underway aimed at the internationalization of meridians and meridian points. To aid in this effecrt we conducted research on the standard location of points in the scapular region and on the hands. Using the classic Writings from the SOMON thru the SHINKYU SHUEI and adopting as far as possible older classics we obtained the following results. In this study there was no need for the classic standard local scale however the distance from TE13 to the inferior angle of the scapuiar converted according to height of 6.6 fcun was established as a clinical scale. In the scapular area with the exception of SI11 all points- LI16, TE15, SI12, SI13 and G21 could be determined anatomically. On the hands thanks to protrubences, bulges, joints and so on it was possible to determine all points anatomically. This included on the Yin meridians, 2 points on the Lung Meridian, 2 points on the Pericardium Meridian, 2 points on the Heart Meridian. On the Yang meridian it included 4 points on the Large Intestine Meridian, 2 points on the Triple Warmer Meridian, 4 points on the Small Intestine Meridian. Among these the well points on the tips of the fingers were determined as 1/10 middle finger fcun above the angle of the margin occultus unguis on the respective fingers.