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ANUS
The Bladder divergent channel.
The Governing vessel.
AXILLA
The Lung divergent channel.
The Lung sinew channel enters the chest
below the axilla.
The Heart primary channel emerges from
the axilla.
The Heart sinew channel binds at the
axilla.
The Heart divergent channel
The Small Intestine divergent channel.
The Small Intestine sinew channel binds at
the axilla.
The Bladder sinew channel crosses beneath
the axilla.
The Pericardium primary channel arches
over the axilla.
The Pericardium sinew channel binds
below the axilla.

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The Gall Bladder primary channel descends

to the anterior aspect of the axilla.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel travels
anteriorly to the axilla.
The Yang Motility vessel passes the posterior
axillary fold.

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BLADDER
The Bladder primary channel.
The Bladder divergent channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
BRAIN
The Bladder primary channel.
The Governing vessel.
The Yin Motility vessel.
The Yang Motility vessel.
BREAST
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Stomach primary channel descends
along the mamillary line.
The Heart sinew channel travels medially
across the breast region.
The Sanjiao primary channel disperses
midway between the breasts at Shanzhong
REN-17
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.

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BUTTOCK
The Bladder primary channel crosses the
buttock to join with Huantiao GB-30
The Bladder sinew channel binds at the
buttock.
The Gall Bladder primary channel emerges
on the buttock at Huantiao GB-30

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CHEEK
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine luo-connecting
channel.
The Large Intestine sinew channel.
The Stomach primary channel.
The Heart primary channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Bladder sinew channel binds at the
cheek bone.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.
The Liver primary channel.
The Yang Motility vessel.

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CHEST
The Lung divergent channel passes
anterior to the Heart channel in the chest.
The Lung sinew channel enters the chest
below the axilla, emerges from the
supraclavicular fossa and subsequently
descends into the chest again.
The Spleen great luo-connecting channel
spreads through the chest and lateral
costal region.
The Spleen sinew channel spreads in the
chest, and from inside the chest a branch
attaches to the spine.
The Heart divergent channel enters the
chest and connects with the Heart.
The Heart sinew channel goes to the
centre of the chest.
The Pericardium primary channel
originates in the centre of the chest.

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The Sanjiao luo-connecting channel

converges with Pericardium channel in the
chest.
Disperse in the chest
The Kidney primary channel.
The Pericardium sinew channel.
The Sanjiao divergent channel.
The Penetrating vessel.
Ascend the chest
The Stomach sinew channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Conception vessel.
The Yin Motility vessel.
Descend into the chest
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.

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DIAPHRAGM
The Lung sinew channel spreads over the
diaphragm.
The Pericardium sinew channel binds at the
diaphragm.
All the following channels traverse the diaphragm
The Lung primary channel.
Large Intestine primary channel.
The Stomach primary channel.
The Spleen primary channel.
The Heart primary channel.
The Heart sinew channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Pericardium primary channel.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Liver primary channel.

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EAR
One branch of the Large Intestine long luoconnecting channel enters the ear to join
the zong mai (where the channels of the
Large Intestine, Stomach, Small Intestine,
Gall Bladder and Sanjiao gather).
The Stomach primary channel ascends
anterior to the ear.
The Stomach sinew channel binds in front
of the ear.
The Small Intestine primary channel enters
ear at Tinggong SI-19.
The Small Intestine sinew channel
separates behind the ear, enters the ear,
emerges above the ear and passes anterior
to the ear.
The Bladder sinew channel binds behind
the ear.
The Pericardium divergent channel
emerges behind the ear.

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The Sanjiao primary channel ascends to the

posterior aspect of the ear and circles behind
the ear, and a branch separates behind the
ear and enters the ear and emerges in front
of the ear.
The Sanjiao sinew channel ascends anterior
to the ear.
The Gall Bladder primary channel passes
behind the ear, emerges behind the ear and
enters the ear at Yifeng SJ-17 to surface in
front of the ear (intersecting the Small
Intestine channel at Tinggong SI-l9 and the
Stomach channel at Xiaguan ST-7).
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.
The Yang Linking vessel.

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ELBOW
The Lung primary channel goes to the
cubital fossa.
The Lung sinew channel binds at the
centre of the elbow.
The Large Intestine primary channel goes
to the lateral aspect of the elbow at Quchi
L.I.-11.
The Large Intestine sinew channel binds at
the lateral aspect of the elbow.
The Heart primary channel goes to the
elbow.
The Heart sinew channel binds at the
medial aspect of the elbow.
The Small Intestine primary channel goes
to the medial aspect of the elbow.
The Small Intestine sinew channel binds at
the medial condyle of the humerus.
The Pericardium primary channel goes to
the cubital fossa of the elbow.

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The Pericardium sinew channel binds at the

medial side of the elbow.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The sanjiao luo-connecting channel.
The Sanjiao sinew channel binds at the tip of
the elbow.

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EYE
The Stomach primary channel ascends to
the medial canthus and descends laterally
along the infraorbital ridge.
The Stomach divergent channel connects
with the eye.
The Stomach sinew channel joins with the
Bladder sinew channel to form a muscular
net around the eye (the Bladder sinew
channel forms the upper net of the eye
and the Stomach sinew channel forms the
lower net of the eye).
The Heart primary channel connects with
the tissues surrounding the eye.
The Heart luo-connecting channel goes to
the eye.
The Heart divergent channel connects with
the Small Intestine channel at the inner
canthus.
The Small Intestine primary channel goes
to the inner and outer canthus.

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The Small Intestine sinew channel connects

at the outer canthus.
The Bladder primary channel originates at
the inner canthus.
The Bladder sinew channel circles the eye.
The Sanjiao primary channel ascends to the
inferior aspect of the eye.
The Sanjiao primary channel terminates at
the outer canthus of the eye at Sizhukong
SJ-23.
The Sanjiao sinew channel goes to the outer
canthus.
The Gall Bladder primary channel originates
at the outer canthus of the eye, a branch
terminates behind the outer canthus and a
branch rises to the infraorbital region.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel connects
with the eye.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel binds at the
outer canthus.
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EYE (continued)
The Liver primary channel links with the
tissues surrounding the eye.
The Governing vessel ascends to below the
middle of the eye and emerges at Jingming
BL-1.
The Conception vessel terminates below
the eye at Chengqi ST-1.
The Yang Motility vessel passes to the
inner canthus and communicates with the
Yin Motility vessel and the Bladder
channel at Jingming BL-1.
The Yin Motility vessel meets Yang
Motility vessel and the Bladder channel at
the inner canthus at Jingming BL-1.

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FACE
The Heart primary channel.
The Heart divergent channel emerges on
the face.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel
disperses in the face.
FINGER
The Lung primary branch travels to the
index finger.
The Large Intestine primary originates at
the index finger.
The Large Intestine sinew channel
originates at the index finger.
The Heart primary channel originates at
the little finger.
The Heart sinew channel originates at the
little finger.
The Small Intestine primary channel
originates at the little finger.

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The Small Intestine sinew channel originates

at the dorsum of the little finger.
The Pericardium primary channel travels
from the palm along the middle finger to
terminate at its tip at Zhongchong P-9.
A branch of the Pericardium primary
channel arises from the palm at Laogong P-8
and follows the radial aspect of the ring
finger to its tip at Guanchong SJ-l.
The Pericardium sinew channel originates at
the tip of the middle finger.
The Sanjiao primary channel originates at the
ulnar aspect of the tip of the fourth finger.
The Sanjiao sinew channel originates at the
ulnar aspect of the tip of the fourth finger.

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FOOT
The Stomach primary channel separates on
the dorsum of the foot at Chongyang
ST-42 and travels to Yinbai SP-1.
The Stomach sinew channel binds on the
dorsum of the foot.
The Spleen primary channel runs along the
medial aspect of the foot.
The Spleen sinew channel ascends the foot.
The Kidney primary channel crosses the
sole of the foot to Yongquan KID-1.
The Gall Bladder luo-connecting channel
descends and disperses over the dorsum
of the foot.
The Gall Bladder primary channel follows
the dorsal surface of the foot.
The Liver primary channel runs along the
foot.

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The Liver divergent channel separates from

the primary channel on the dorsum of the
foot.
The Penetrating vessel terminates on the sole
of the foot

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FOREHEAD
The Large Intestine sinew channel crosses
the temple to the corner of the forehead.
The Bladder primary channel ascends
along the forehead.
The Small Intestine sinew channel.
The Sanjiao sinew channel binds at the
corner of the forehead.
The Gall Bladder primary channel ascends
to the corner of the forehead.
The Liver primary channel ascends across
the forehead to the vertex where it
intersects with the Governing vessel at
Baihui DU-20.
A branch of the Governing vessel follows
the Bladder channel bilaterally along the
forehead.
The Yang Motility vessel ascends to the
forehead.
The Yang Linking vessel ascends to the
forehead at Benshen GB-13.

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GALL BLADDER
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel.
The Liver primary channel.

The Governing vessel winds around the

external genitalia.
The Yin Motility vessel ascends to the
external genitalia.

GENITALS
The Stomach sinew channel binds in the
pelvic region above the genitals.
The Spleen sinew channel converges at the
external genitalia.
The Kidney sinew channel binds at the
genitals.
The Gall Bladder primary channel
encircles the genitals and runs
superficially along the margin of the pubic
hair.
The Liver primary channel encircles the
genitals.
The Liver sinew channel connects with the
other sinew channels at the genitals.
The Liver luo-connecting channel ascends
to the genitals.

GUMS
(see Teeth and Gums)

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HEART
Stomach divergent channel.
The Spleen primary channel.
The Heart primary channel originates in
the Heart and emerges from the system of
blood vessels surrounding the Heart.
The Heart luo-connecting channel.
The Heart divergent channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Small Intestine divergent channel.
The Bladder divergent channel disperses
in the cardiac region.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Pericardium luo-connecting channel.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel.
A branch of the Governing vessel.

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HEEL
The Bladder sinew channel binds at the heel.
The Kidney luo-connecting channel encircles
the heel.
The Kidney primary channel enters the heel.
The Kidney divergent channel binds at the
heel.
The Kidney sinew channel binds at the heel.
A branch of the Penetrating vessel branch
passes to the heel.
The Yang Motility vessel originates at the
heel at Shenmai BL-62.
The Yang Linking vessel originates near the
heel at Jinmen BL-63.

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HIP
Stomach sinew channel ascends to bind at
the hip joint.
The Spleen sinew channel binds in the
anterior region of the hip.
The Gall Bladder primary channel enters
deeply in the hip at Huantiao GB-30.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel crosses
over the hip joint.
The Yang Motility vessel ascends to the
hip at Juliao GB-29.
The Yang Linking vessel passes through
the hip region.

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INTESTINES
The Spleen luo-connecting channel
connects with the intestines.
Large Intestine
The Lung primary channel.
The Lung divergent channel.
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
Small Intestine
The Heart primary channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Small Intestine divergent channel.

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JAW
The Large Intestine luo-connecting
channel.
The Stomach primary channel.
The Stomach sinew channel.
The Small Intestine sinew channel.
The Sanjiao sinew channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel.
The Conception vessel.
The Yang Linking vessel.

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KIDNEYS
The Bladder primary channel.
The Bladder divergent channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Kidney divergent channel.
The Governing vessel.
KNEE
Lateral aspect of the knee
The Stomach sinew channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.
Medial aspect of the knee
The Spleen primary channel.
The Spleen sinew channel.
The Kidney sinew channel.
The Liver primary channel.
The Liver sinew channel.
Anterior aspect of the knee
The Stomach primary channel.

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Posterior aspect of the knee (popliteal fossa)

The Bladder primary channel.
The Bladder divergent channel diverges
from the primary channel in the popliteal
fossa.
A branch of the Bladder sinew channel
ascends to the lateral aspect of the popliteal
fossa.
A branch of the Bladder sinew channel
ascends to the medial aspect of the popliteal
fossa.
The Kidney primary channel passes through
the medial side of the popliteal fossa.
The Kidney divergent channel separates
from the Kidney primary channel in the
popliteal fossa.
A branch of the Penetrating vessel.

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LIPS
The Large Intestine primary channel
curves around the upper lip.
The Stomach primary channel circles
around the lips.
The Liver primary channel encircles the
inner surface of the lips.
The Governing vessel descends to the
philtrum and terminates at the junction of
the upper lip and the gum.
The Penetrating vessel curves around the
lips.
LIVER
The Kidney primary channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel.
The Liver primary channel.

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LUNG
The Lung primary channel.
The Lung divergent channel.
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Heart primary channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Liver primary channel.

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MASTOID
The Small Intestine sinew channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
MOUTH
The Stomach divergent channel emerges at the mouth.
The Stomach sinew channel ascends to the mouth.
Wind around the mouth
The Governing vessel.
The Conception vessel.
Pass the corner of the mouth
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Stomach primary channel.
The Yin Motility vessel.
The Yang Motility vessel.

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NECK
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine sinew channel.
The Stomach luo-connecting channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Stomach sinew channel.
The Small Intestine sinew channel.
The Bladder primary channel splits into
two branches at the nape.
The Bladder divergent channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Kidney divergent channel.
The Kidney sinew channel.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The Sanjiao sinew channel joins the Small
Intestine sinew channel at the neck.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Liver primary channel.
The Governing luo-connecting channel
ascends bilaterally along the sides of the
spine to the nape of the neck.

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The Governing vessel ascends along the

interior of the spinal column to Fengfu
DU-16 at the nape.
The Yang Motility vessel.
The Yang Linking vessel.

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NOSE
The Stomach primary channel begins
beside the nose at Yingxiang L.I.-20 and
ascends to the root of the nose.
The Stomach sinew channel binds below
the nose.
The Bladder sinew channel binds at the
bridge of the nose.
The Liver primary channel ascends to the
nasopharynx.
The Governing vessel descends along the
midline of the head to the bridge of the
nose.
Lateral aspect of the nose
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine sinew channel.
The Stomach divergent channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.

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The Gall Bladder sinew channel.

The Yang Motility vessel.
The Yin Motility vessel.

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OCCIPUT
The Bladder sinew channel binds at the
occipital bone.
The Kidney sinew channel binds at the
occipital bone.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Governing luo-connecting channel
spreads over the occiput.
OESOPHAGUS
The Stomach divergent channel.
The Spleen primary channel.
The Heart primary channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel.

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PALM
The Lung luo-connecting channel follows
the Lung channel into the palm and
spreads through the thenar eminence.
The Lung sinew channel binds at the
thenar eminence.
The Heart primary channel travels through
the palm.
The Pericardium primary channel travels
through the palm.
A branch of the Pericardium primary
channel arises from the palm at Laogong
P-8.
PARIETAL REGION
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Yang Motility vessel.

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PERICARDIUM
The Kidney luo-connecting channel ascends
to (a point below) the Pericardium.
The Pericardium primary channel.
The Pericardium luo-connecting channel.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The Sanjiao luo-connecting channel.
PERINEUM
The Governing vessel.
The Conception vessel.
The Penetrating vessel.

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RIBS
The Lung primary channel emerges at
Zhongfu LU-1.
The Lung sinew channel converges in the
region of the floating ribs.
The Stomach sinew channel passes
through the lower ribs.
The Spleen primary channel passes
through the lateral ribs.
The Spleen sinew channel binds at the ribs.
The Pericardium primary channel emerges
in the costal region three cun inferior to
the anterior axillary fold.
The Pericardium sinew channel disperses
over the anterior and posterior aspects of
the ribs.
The Gall Bladder primary channel
descends along the inside of the ribs.
The Gall Bladder divergent channel crosses
between the lower ribs.

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The Gall Bladder sinew channel ascends

across the ribs.
The Liver primary channel spreads in the
costal and hypochondriac region.
The Girdling vessel originates in the region
of Zhangmen LIV-13.
The Yang Motility vessel passes through the
postero-lateral costal region.
The Yin Linking vessel ascends the ribs to
Qimen LIV-14.

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SACRUM
The Bladder primary channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.
The Governing vessel.
SHOULDER
The Lung primary channel emerges at
Zhongfu LU-1.
The Lung sinew channel travels laterally to
the shoulder, anterior to Jianyu L.I.-15.
The Large Intestine sinew channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel
ascends to the posterior aspect of the
shoulder joint.
The Small Intestine divergent channel.
The Sanjiao primary channel ascends to
the shoulder at Jianliao SJ-14.
The Sanjiao luo-connecting channel.

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The Sanjiao sinew channel.

The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Yang Linking vessel.
The Yang Motility vessel zig-zags across the
top of the shoulder.
Meet at Jianyu L.I.-15
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Small Intestine luo-connecting channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.

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SPINE
The six yang channels meet with the
Governing vessel at Dazhui DU-14.
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Large Intestine sinew channel attaches
to the upper thoracic spine.
The Stomach sinew channel.
The Spleen sinew channel.
The Bladder primary channel descends
alongside the spine.
The Bladder divergent channel ascends
along the spine.
The Bladder sinew channel ascends
laterally along the spine to the nape of the
neck.
The Kidney primary channel threads
through the spine.
The Kidney luo-connecting channel
spreads into the lumbar vertebrae.

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The Kidney sinew channel travels internally

to the spinal vertebrae and ascends the inner
aspect of the spine to the nape of the neck.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The Governing vessel ascends the interior of
the spinal column.
A branch of the Governing vessel descends
either side of the spine to the Kidneys.
The Governing luo-connecting channel
ascends bilaterally alongside the spine, and
subsequently threads through the spine at
the level of the scapulae.
The Conception vessel enters the spine and
ascends along the back.
A branch of the Penetrating vessel ascends
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SPLEEN
The Stomach primary channel.
The Stomach divergent channel.
The Spleen primary channel.

The Sanjiao divergent channel descends

through the middle jiao.
The Liver primary channel curves round the
Stomach.

STOMACH/MIDDLE JIAO
The Lung primary channel originates in
the middle jiao (Stomach) and ascends
past the cardiac orifice of the Stomach.
The Stomach primary channel enters the
Stomach.
A branch of the Stomach primary channel
originates from the pyloric orifice of the
Stomach.
The Stomach divergent channel.
The Spleen primary channel.
The Spleen luo-connecting channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Pericardium primary channel
descends through the middle jiao.
The Sanjiao primary channel descends
through the middle jiao.

SUPRACLAVICULAR FOSSA
The Lung divergent channel.
The Lung sinew channel.
The Large Intestine primary channel.
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Stomach primary channel.
The Stomach sinew channel.
The Small Intestine primary channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Sanjiao primary channel.
The Sanjiao divergent channel.
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.
The Yin Motility vessel.

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TEETH AND GUMS

The Large Intestine primary channel enters
the gums of the lower teeth.
The Large Intestine luo-connecting channel
connects with the teeth.
The Stomach primary channel descends to
enter the upper gum.
The Small Intestine sinew channel ascends
across the teeth.
The Governing vessel terminates at the
junction of the upper lip and gum.

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TEMPLE
The Large Intestine sinew channel crosses
the temple to the corner of the forehead.
The Stomach primary channel ascends
within the hairline of the temporal region to
Touwei ST-8.
The Bladder primary channel descends to the
temples, meeting the Gall Bladder channel at
points Qubin GB-7 through to Xuanlu GB-5.
The Sanjiao primary channel goes to temples,
meeting the Gall Bladder channel at Xuanli
GB-6 and Hanyan GB-4.
The Sanjiao sinew channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel descends
from the temple.

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THROAT
The Lung primary channel.
The Lung divergent channel.
The Large Intestine divergent channel.
The Stomach primary channel.
The Stomach luo-connecting channel.
The Spleen divergent channel.
The Heart divergent channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Pericardium divergent channel.
The Liver primary channel ascends along
the posterior aspect of the throat.
The Governing vessel.
The Conception vessel.
The Penetrating vessel.
The Yin Motility vessel.
The Yin Linking vessel meets the
Conception vessel at Tiantu REN-22 and
Lianquan REN-23.

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CONTENTS
General Index

Points Index

Indications Index

TOES
A branch of the Stomach sinew channel
originates at the middle three toes.
Big toe
A branch of the Stomach primary channel.
The Spleen primary channel.
The Spleen sinew channel.
A branch of the Gall Bladder primary
channel.
The Liver primary channel.
The Liver sinew channel.
A branch of the Penetrating vessel.
Second toe
The Stomach primary channel.
Middle toe
A branch of the Stomach primary channel.
Fourth toe
The Gall Bladder primary channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel originates
at the fourth toe.

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Little toe
The Bladder primary channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Kidney sinew channel.
TONGUE
The Spleen primary channel spreads over the
lower surface of the tongue.
The Spleen divergent channel penetrates the
tongue.
Root of the tongue
The Heart luo-connecting channel.
The Bladder sinew channel.
The Kidney primary channel.
The Kidney divergent channel.
The Sanjiao sinew channel.

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CONTENTS
General Index

Points Index

Indications Index

UMBILICUS
The Spleen sinew channel.
The Heart sinew channel.
The Governing vessel.
The Conception vessel.
UTERUS
The Conception vessel.
The Penetrating vessel.

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VERTEX
The Bladder primary channel.
The Sanjiao divergent channel.
The Gall Bladder sinew channel.
The Liver primary channel.
The Governing vessel.

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