TRANSPOSITION OF THE HUATOJIAJI (X 35) POINTS TO COWS AND PIGS
HuaToJiaJi points, (X 35 in the computer lists), are not on the Channel system of humans. They lie between the GV Channel and the medial line of the BL Channel in the area C1-S5, one pair (left and right) for each vertebra. The HuaToJiaJi points lie over the wing of each vertebra, near the junction with the body of the vertebra. They are most important points, named after Hua-To, a great doctor in ancient China. They are used mainly as LOCAL points, influencing LOCAL problems and also influencing organs or organ functions nearby. For instance, in neck problems, one might use X 35 points at C1 and C7 vertebrae, with TPs and SI03 with BL62 or ST38 or GB39.
In nephritis, one might include X 35 points in the area L1-L4. In fatty liver (hepatic degeneration after calving): include X 35 in area T9-L1. The X 35 points are not shown in the figures, as they are easy to find and to use. As the spinal nerves travel at an angle backwards from the vertebrae, it is better to choose X 35 points anterior (ant.) to the organ or part you wish to influence but always consider reactive points, wherever they are.
TRANSPOSITION OF THE LUNG (LU) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 1)
LU01 Zhong Fu (Central Storehouse); in ICS3 (human ICS2), behind the shoulder joint. (The tip of the olecranon is over rib 5).
LU05 Chi Ze (Elbow Marsh); lat. to biceps tendon at the ant. med. side of elbow joint.
LU07 Lie Que (Sequence Broken); 1F above radial styloid, above ant. med. side of carpus.
LU09 Tai Yuan (Great Abyss); 1F below radial styloid, ant. to radial A., above med. carpus
LU11 Shao Shang (Little Metal-Merchant); at horn-hair junction on post. med. side of forelimb dewclaw...
TRANSPOSITION OF THE LARGE INTESTINE (LI) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 2)
LI01 Shang Yang (Metal-Merchant Yang); ...??
LI02 Er Jian (Second Space); ...??
LI04 He Gu (Meeting Valley); 2F distal to and behind the proximal head of the medial metacarpal bone. Note: LI04 and LV03 are two of the most often used points in human AP; they have many functions in common and often are combined, especially for wandering aches and pains ("aching all-over") and in generalised or systemic conditions; they have the same relative positions on the hand and foot respectively.
LI05 Yang Xi (Yang Cleft); post. med. side of radial-carpal joint, below and behind radial head
LI10 Shou San Li (Arm Three Li) (3 Li = 1 mile); at the ant. lat. side of elbow, 2F ant. inf. to lat. condyle of the humerus, 2U distal to LI11
LI11 Qu Chi (Bend Pool); at the ant. lat. side of elbow, just ant. to the joint, in the crease in front of the elbow when the limb is flexed
LI13 Shou Wu Li (Arm Five Li); 3 U proximal to LI11, on a line between LI11 and LI15.
LI15 Jian Yu (Shoulder Bone); at the point of the shoulder, in front of the shoulder joint, on the deltoid m., between the acromion and the greater tubercle of the humerus, about 3F anterior to TH14
LI18 Fu Tu (Support the Prominence); lat. neck, 1H above jugular vein and 1H behind mandible, on the sternomastoid m., level with the tip of the Adam's apple.
LI20 Ying Xiang (Welcome Fragrance); just post. sup. to lat. canthus of nostril
TRANSPOSITION OF THE STOMACH (ST) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 3)
ST01 Cheng Qi (Containing Tears); on inf. bony rim of orbit, directly below pupil
ST04 Di Cang (Earth Granary); 0.5 U behind the oral canthus
ST06 Jia Che (Jaw Chariot); in the masseter m., 2F on line from post. angle of mandible to the eye
ST07 Xia Quan (Lower Gate, Below the Joint); at the TMJ, below zygomatic arch, over centre of sup. ramus of mandible
ST09 Ren Ying (Persons Welcome); lat. inf. neck, just above carotid A., level with laryngeal projection
ST11 Qi She (Qi Abode); just ant. to rib 1 at SCJ.
ST12 Que Pen (Empty Basin); just ant. to rib 1 below point of shoulder, on the sup. border of the cutaneous colli m., med. and prox. to LU02
ST18 Ru Gen (Breast Root); in ICS6, 2 spaces behind olecranon, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST19 Bu Rong (Not Contained); in ICS7, 3 spaces behind olecranon, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST20 Cheng Man (Assuming Fullness); in ICS8, 4 spaces behind olecranon, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST21 Liang Men (Beam Gate); in ICS9, 5 spaces behind olecranon, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST21-01 (Kothbauer's Ma18); on milk vein, 1H behind xiphoid, level with ICS9
ST22 Guan Men (Gate Door); in ICS10, 6 spaces behind olecranon, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST23 Tai Yi (Great Unity); 1/3 distance from ST22 to ST25, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST24 Hua Rou Men (Slippery Flesh Gate); 2/3 distance from ST22 to ST25, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST25 Tian Shu (Heavenly Pivot); 2 U lateral to navel, between ICS12 and the navel, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST26 Wai Ling (Outer Mound); 1/3 of the distance ST25 to ST28, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST27 Da Ju (Great Giant); 2/3 of the distance ST25 to ST28, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST28 Shui Dao (Water Path); level with ant. edge of base of udder, on olecranon-tibial crest line
ST29 Gui Lai (Return Coming); in abdominal wall, med. to patella
ST31 Bi Guan (Thigh Joint); in the tensor fasciae latae, 1H on line ant. edge of hip to patella, ant. to the femur, about midway between iliac wing and patella.
ST35 Du Bi (Calf's Nose); between lat. and middle patellar ligaments, below patella
ST36 Zu San Li (Foot Three Li); 7F below patella, 1F lat. to ant. edge of tibial crest
ST37 Shang Ju Xu (Upper Great Hollow); 11F below patella, lat. to ant. edge of tibia
ST38 Tiao Kou (Ribbon/Narrow Opening); midway lat. patella to lat. hock, at ant. edge of tibia
ST40 Feng Long (Abundant Bulge); level with ST38 but behind tibia
ST41 Jie Xi (Divide Cleft); just below lower head of tibia at ant. lat. hock, between the extensor tendons of the digits
ST45 Li Dui (Severe Mouth); midpoint of med. side ... of med. hind claw, at hoof-hair junction
TRANSPOSITION OF THE SPLEEN-PANCREAS (SP) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 4)
SP01 Yin Bai (Hidden White); ...??
SP04 Gong Sun ("Yellow Emperor"); 3F below upper head of med. metatarsal, med. side, behind metatarsal
SP05 Shang Qiu (Shang Hill) (Shang = the sound of Metal); between the tendons, just below lower head of tibia, at ant. med. hock
SP06 San Yin Jiao (Three Yin Crossing); 6F above med. hock, just behind the tibia, opposite GB39
SP09 Yin Ling Quan (Yin Mound Spring); 6F below med. side of patella, behind the tibia
SP10 Xue Hai (Blood Sea); 5F above sup. edge of patella on ant. med. thigh
SP12 Ru Fang Yan (Ju Feng Yen = Mammary Inflammation); on olecranon-tibial crest line, laterally at the base of the udder, in pit which separates fore- and hind- quarters, on the external pudendal v., where it runs superficially with its artery under the skin (Kothbauer's location)
SP13 Fu She (Bowel Abode); on olecranon-tibial crest line, at ant. edge of base of udder
SP14 Fu Jie (Abdomen Bound/Knotted); 2 F above olecranon-tibial crest line, 1H behind SP15
SP15 Da Heng (Great Horizontal); 2 F above olecranon-tibial crest line, 6F from the CCJ, between navel and CCJ of rib 13
SP16 Fu Ai (Abdominal Lament); 2 F above olecranon-tibial crest line, 1H ant. to SP15, behind CCJ of rib 11
SP17 Shi Dou (Food Drain); 2 F above olecranon-tibial crest line, in ICS6, above ST18 and below GB23
SP18 Tian Xi (Heavenly Cleft); 3 F above olecranon-tibial crest line, in ICS5, above ST17 and below GB22
SP19 Xiong Xiang (Breast Village); 4 F above olecranon-tibial crest line, in ICS4, above TH10, SI08 and below BL41
SP20 Zhou Rong (Complete Flourishing); on shoulder-femoral trochanter line, in ICS3
SP21 Da Bao (Great Embrace); on shoulder-femoral trochanter line, in ICS8, above GB24 and below BL45
TRANSPOSITION OF THE HEART (HT) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 5)
HT01 Ji Quan (Supreme Spring); med. to post. edge of shoulder joint, deep, on chest wall
HT03 Shao Hai (Lesser Yin Sea); med. to ant. edge of elbow joint, deep, on chest wall
HT04 Ling Dao (Spirit-Mind Path); post. lat. side of forelimb, 4F above carpus
HT05 Tong Li (Connection Measure); post. lat. side of forelimb, 3F above carpus
HT06 Yin Xi (Yin Cleft); post. lat. side of forelimb, 2F above carpus
HT07 Shen Men (Spirit-Mind Door); post. lat. side of forelimb, at carpal-metacarpal J.
HT08 Shao Fu (Lesser Yin Mansion); post. lat. side of forelimb, midway down metacarpal
HT09 Shao Chong (Lesser Yin Rushing); sup. med. side of lat. dewclaw on forelimb...??
TRANSPOSITION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE (SI) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 6)
SI01 Shao Ze (Lesser Marsh); post. lat. side of lat. claw of forelimb, at horn-hair J...??
SI03 Hou Xi (Back Ravine); post. lat. side of fetlock J., just behind upper head of phalanx 1
SI06 Yang Lao (Nursing the Old); lat. carpus, just above and behind lower head of radius
SI08 Xiao Hai (Small Sea); between med. epicondyle of humerus and olecranon
SI09 Jian Zhen (Shoulder Upright); in the fossa caudal to the shoulder on the caudal border of the deltoids and between long and lateral heads of the triceps brachii.
SI10 Nao Shu (Humerus Association Point); behind lower end of scapular spine, on the cranial border of the deltoid m.
SI11 Tian Zong (Heavenly Gathering); behind scapular spine, 2H below upper edge of scapular cartilage
SI12 Bing Feng (Controlling Wind); before scapular spine, 9F below upper edge of scapular cartilage
SI15 Jian Zhong Shu (Shoulder Centre Association Point); 2 U lateral to GV14, at level of vertebrae C7-T1, on a line from scapular cartilage to the base of ear
SI16 Tian Chuang (Heavenly Window); on lat. neck, 3F behind and 2F below post. angle of mandible
SI18 Quan Liao (Cheek Bone-hole, Zygoma Crevice); on face, at lower end of zygomatic arch, on line from lower edge of orbit to post. angle of mandible
SI19 Ting Gong (Listening Palace); between ant. edge of root of ear and TMJ
TRANSPOSITION OF THE BLADDER (BL) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHARTS 7, 8)
The BL Channel is the most important one for vets. It has applications in nearly every condition which can be helped by AP.
Points BL12-30 inclusive, and their mate points, BL41-54, are most important points in AP. They reflect and control the functions of all the thoracic and abdominal, pelvic and mammary organs. In the transposition system, their locations are relatively easy to remember with the help of the following guidelines:
a. The BL Channel has two lines on the thoracolumbosacral area
b. Line 1, the inner BL line, contains points BL12-35. BL12 lies just medial to the midpoint of upper edge of scapular cartilage. BL13 lies 2F from the GV line just above the posterosuperior angle of the scapular cartilage, level with the posterior edge of the spine of T5. Between BL14-30, the line runs about 1H (4F) from the GV line (dorsal midline). Points 27,28,29,30 lie lateral to the 4 sacral holes (foramina) respectively, about 1H from GV line. Points 31,32,33,34 lie respectively between these points and the GV line, about 2F from the GV line, OVER the 4 sacral holes. Thus, points BL27,31 relate to sacral hole 1 and points 30,34 relate to hole 4 respectively. Point BL35 lies 3F from GV line level with the junction of coccygeal vertebrae 2.
BL21 lies on line 1 (1H from GV line) behind the last rib, in front of the transverse wings of vertebra L1.
BL17 (diaphragm/haemorrhage point) lies midway between BL13 and BL21. It can be used to locate any point between BL13-21 by counting the required number of spaces forwards or backwards from BL17.
BL26 lies on line 1 (1H from GV line) between the transverse wings of vertebrae L5-L6, 3-4 F ant. to the ant. edge of the wing of the ilium.
Between BL21 and 26 inclusive, each BL point falls one vertebral space apart. Thus any point between BL21-26 can be found by counting backwards from BL21 or forwards from BL26.
Between BL26 and 27 is a most important point for the uterus. Kothbauer calls it BL27 but in my system of transposition, I call it BL26.1. It lies just ant. to the ant. edge of the iliac wing, 1H from GV line, at the post. edge of the transverse wing of L6.
Thus, using locations of BL13,17,21,26 and the sacral holes, all points between BL12-35 can be transposed easily.
c. Line 2, the outer BL line, contains points BL41-54 inclusive. For most of its course, it lies about 1H (4F) lat. to line 1 (2H lat. to the GV line). The most difficult points to remember in this set are BL41,42,43,53,54. BL41,42,43 lie in intercostal spaces 4, 5, 6 respectively just below the posterior edge of the scapula. BL53 lies 1H lat. to BL28. BL54 lies 1H lateral to BL30. BL36 (old point BL50) lies 1H below the tuber ischii on the posterior midline of the thigh, 2H from the CV line of the perinaeum. Points BL44-52 are easy to transpose. They lie 2H from the GV line. BL50 lies lat. to BL21, just behind the last rib. All the other points in the series BL44-52 can be located by counting one vertebral space for each point, forwards or backwards, as needed.
Thus, points BL41-52 are easy to find, once you remember that BL52 (beside BL23) is level with the space between the transverse wings of L2-L3 and BL41 is in ICS4, below the scapular edge. (The olecranon lies over rib 5).
Note also that the following pairs of points have similar functions: BL12,41; BL13,42 etc to BL23,52. Each of these pairs is related to the same spinal nerve and the same ICS.
The formula to remember is: S(36 to 47) = F(12 to 23) + 29,
where S = BL point number on the second BL (outer) line and
where F = BL point number on the second BL (inner) line.
Thus, if you know that BL17,18,19 are useful in haemorrhage/liver disorders, you can be sure that points BL46,47,48 have similar actions. (The numerical difference between the point codes in series 2 and series 1 is 29).
Approximate positions for the main BL points are:
BL01 Jing Ming (Eye Brightness); just above med. canthus of eye
BL02 Zan Zhu (Collecting Bamboo); 2F above med. canthus of eye
BL10 Tian Zhu (Heavenly Pillar); 5F from GV line over the centre of wing of atlas, 1F post. med. to GB20
BL11 Da Shu (Great Shuttle); at J. of scapula and its cartilage, at level of space between spines of C7 and T1 (long needle behind scapula)
BL12 Feng Men (Wind Door); just behind midpoint of upper edge of scapular cartilage, just post. to spine of T4, in ICS4; its outer paired point is BL41
BL13 Fei Shu (LU Shu); 2F from GV line just above post. sup. angle of scapular cartilage, level with post. edge of spine of T5, in ICS5; its outer paired point is BL42
BL14 Jue Yin Shu (PC Shu); 1H from GV line, level with post. edge of spine of T6, in ICS6; its outer paired point is BL43
BL15 Xin Shu (HT Shu); 1H from GV line, level with post. edge of spine of T7, in ICS7; its outer paired point is BL44
BL16 Du Shu (GV Shu); 1H from GV line, level with post. edge of spine of T8, in ICS8; its outer paired point is BL45
BL17 Ge Shu (Diaphragm Shu); 1H from GV line, level with post. edge of spine of T9, in ICS9; its outer paired point is BL46
BL18 Gan Shu (LV Shu); 1H from GV line, in 3rd last ICS (10), level with post. edge of spine of T10; its outer paired point is BL47
BL19 Dan Shu (GB Shu); 1H from GV line, in 2nd last ICS (11), level with post. edge of spine of T11; its outer paired point is BL48
BL20 Pi Shu (SP Shu); 1H from GV line, in last ICS (12), level with post. edge of spine of T12; its outer paired point is BL49
BL21 Wei Shu (ST Shu); 1H from GV line, just behind last rib, level with post. edge of spine of T13; its outer paired point is BL50
BL22 San Jiao Shu (TH Shu); 1H from GV line, between lat. wings of L1-L2, 1 space behind BL21; its outer paired point is BL51
BL23 Shen Shu (KI Shu); 1H from GV line, between lat. wings of L2-L3, 2 spaces behind BL21; its outer paired point is BL52
BL24 Qi Hai Shu (Energy Sea Shu) (uterus/reproductive point); 1H from GV line, between lat. wings of L4-L5, 4 spaces behind BL21
BL25 Da Chang Shu (LI Shu); 1H from GV line, between lat. wings of L5-L6, 5 spaces behind BL21
BL26 Guan Yuan Shu (Gate Origin (chief blockage) Shu); 1H lateral to Bai Hui, 6 spaces behind BL21; this is a key point for the uterus and cervix
BL26.1 1H from GV line, on post. edge lat. wing of L6, just ant. to iliac wing. It is an important UTERUS point (= Kothbauer's BL27)
BL26.2 2F post. lat. to BL26.1, on ant. edge of iliac wing (=Kothbauer's BL28, Uterus point)
BL26.3 1H post.-med. to tuber coxae, over the wing of the ilium. This is a most important uterus point (Kothbauer, Westermayer, Schupbach). It corresponds with Kothbauer's point BL28-1).
BL27 Xiao Chang Shu (SI Shu); 1H from GV line, 1 space behind BaiHui, level with sacral hole 1
BL28 Pang Guang Shu (BL Shu); 1H from GV line, 2 spaces behind BaiHui, level with sacral hole 2; its outer paired point is BL53
BL29 Zhong Lu Shu (Middle of Back Shu); 1H from GV line, 3 spaces behind BaiHui, level with sacral hole 3
BL30 Bai Huan Shu (White Circle (anus/perinaeum) Shu); 1H from GV line, 4 spaces behind BaiHui, level with sacral hole 4; its outer paired point is BL54
BL31 Shang Liao (Upper Bone-hole (foramen)); 2F from GV line, 1 space behind BaiHui, over sacral hole 1
BL32 Ci Liao (Second Bone-hole (foramen)); 2F from GV line, 2 spaces behind BaiHui, over sacral hole 2
BL33 Zhong Liao (Central Bone-hole (foramen)); 2F from GV line, 3 spaces behind BaiHui, over sacral hole 3
BL34 Xia Liao (Lower Bone-hole (foramen)); 2F from GV line, 4 spaces behind BaiHui, over sacral hole 4
BL35 Hui Yang (Meeting Yang); 3F from GV line, level with J. of coccygeal vertebrae 2-3
BL36 Cheng Fu (Receiving Support); on post. midline of thigh, 1H below tuber ischii, 2H from CV line
BL40 Wei Zhong (Bend Centre or Supporting Middle); post. midline of stifle area, level with centre of patella
BL41 Fu Fen (Attached Branch); in ICS4, below post. edge of scapula. (Olecranon is over rib 5). Its inner paired point is BL12.
BL42 Po Hu (Corporeal-Soul Door); in ICS5, below post. edge of scapula. Its inner paired point is BL13
BL43 Gao Huang Shu (Subcardiac Diaphragm-Pleural Shu); in ICS6, below post. edge of scapula. Its inner paired point is BL14
BL44 Shen Tang (Spirit-Mind Hall); in ICS7, directly below spine of T5, 2H from GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL15
BL45 Yi Xi (Sighing Laughing); in ICS8, directly below spine of T6, 1H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL16
BL46 Ge Guan (Diaphragm Pass); in ICS9, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL17
BL47 Hun Men (Ethereal Soul Door); in ICS10, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL18
BL48 Yang Gang (Yang Head-rope); in ICS11, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL19
BL49 Yi She (Thought Abode); in ICS12, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL20
BL50 Wei Cang (Stomach Granary); just behind last rib, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL21
BL51 Huang Men (Diaphragm-pleural Door); between transverse wings of L1-L2, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL22
BL52 Zhi Shi (Willpower-Ambition Chamber); between transverse wings of L2-L3, 2H lat. to GV line, 1H lat. to its inner paired point, BL23
BL52.1 over the iliac wing, 1H med. from tuber coxae (uterus point = Kothbauer BL26).
BL53 Bao Huang (Bladder Diaphragm-pleura); 2H from GV line, 1H lat. to BL28, level with sacral hole 2. Also paired with BL32
BL54 Zhi Bian (Sequential Limit); 2H from GV line, 1H lat. to BL30, level with sacral hole 4. Also paired with BL34
BL60 Kun Lun (Kunlun (Mountains)); lat. hock, between tibia and Achilles tendon, opposite KI03
BL61 Pu Shen (Slave Root); lat. hock, at upper third of os calcis
BL62 Shen Mai (Ninth Vessel); lat. hock, at tibial-tarsal J.
BL63 Jin Men (Golden Door); post. lat. hock, at tarsal-metatarsal J.
BL65 Shu Gu (Restraining Bone); post. lat. fetlock, 2F above the joint, behind the metatarsal
BL66 (Foot) Tong Gu (Passing Valley); post. lat. fetlock, 2F below BL65
BL67 Zhi Yin (Reaching Yin); post. lat. side of lat. claw, at horn-hair J.
TRANSPOSITION OF THE KIDNEY (KI) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 9)
KI01 Yong Quan (Bubbling Spring); at lower third of metatarsus, behind the bones, med. side...??
KI03 Tai Xi (Greater Cleft); med. hock, between Achilles tendon and tibia, opposite BL60
KI10 Yin Gu (Yin Valley); 6F behind the stifle J., at post. med. side of limb
KI11 Heng Gu (Pubic Bone); 2F from CV line at ant. edge of base of udder
KI16 Huang Shu (Diaphragm-Pleural Shu); 2F lat. to the navel (CV08)
KI22 Bu Lang (Walking Porch); in ICS7, beside sternum
KI27 Shu Fu (Transporting Point Mansion); in ICS1, beside sternum
TRANSPOSITION OF THE PERICARDIUM (PC) CHANNEL (HEART CONSTRICTOR, CIRCULATION-SEX) TO COWS (CHART 10)
PC01 Tian Chi (Celestial Pool); in ICS4, med. to olecranon
PC03 Qu Ze (Bend Marsh); med. to med. condyle of humerus just above elbow J.
PC04 Xi Men (Cleft Gate); meeting of upper and middle third of radius, med. side, behind radius
PC05 Jian Shi (Intermediate Messenger), also called Ye Yan (Night Eye, chestnut); midpoint of radius, med. side
PC06 Nei Guan (Inner Gate); at lower to middle third of radius, med. side, behind radius, directly opposite TH05
PC07 Da Ling (Great Hill); radial-carpal J., med. side, behind radius
PC09 Zhong Chong (Central Hub); at the post. edge of the interdigital cleft...??
TRANSPOSITION OF THE TRIPLE HEATER (TH) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 11)
TH01 Guan Chong (Door to the Thoroughfare); at the ant. of the lateral front claw, just above the hoof-hair junction...??
TH05 Wai Guan (Outer Gate); at lower to middle 1/3 of radius, posterolat. edge of the radius, directly opposite PC06
TH08 San Yang Luo (Three Yang Connection); on the posterolateral edge of radius, about 1/3 of the distance between the carpus and olecranon
TH10 Tian Jing (Heaven's Well); 1 U proximal to the olecranon.
TH14 Jian Liao (Shoulder Bone-hole); directly over the shoulder joint, in line with the scapular spine
TH15 Tian Liao (Heavenly Bone-hole); just in front of the junction of the anterior upper angle of the scapula and the scapular cartilage
TH16 Tian You (Celestial Window); on the lateral neck, just cranial to the wing of the atlas, level with BL10 and SI17, just caudodorsal to the mastoid, on the dorsal edge of the sternocleidomastoid m., or 2 U caudal to TH17...??
TH17 Yi Feng (Screen from the Wind); behind and below the posteroinferior junction of the ear and the head
TH23 Si Zhu Kong (Silken Bamboo Hollow); in temporal fossa, just above and behind the posterosuperior edge of the orbit
TRANSPOSITION OF THE GALLBLADDER (GB) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 12)
GB01 Tong Zi Liao (Pupil Bone-hole); at the lateral edge of the orbit
GB14 Yang Bai (Yang White); directly above the pupil of the eye, in a depression in the supraorbital process (supraorbital foramen).
GB20 Feng Chi (Wind Pool); over the wing of the atlas
GB24 Ri Yue (Sun Moon); in ICS8, 1 ICS caudal to LV14, on a line between shoulder- and stifle- joints
GB25 Jing Men (Capitol's door); at the tip of the last rib
GB30 Huan Tiao (Circle Jump); above and behind the hip joint, needled towards hip joint
GB31 Feng Shi (Wind Market); on the lateral thigh, 2/3 way down the femur and just behind it, on the cranial border of the biceps femoris
GB33 Xi Yang Guan (Knee Yang Joint); just behind lat. condyle of femur, just above tibia, level with LV08
GB34 Yang Ling Quan (Yang Tomb/mound Spring); 1H below stifle J., just behind tibia
GB39 Xuan Zhong (Suspended Bell); 6F above lat. hock, just behind tibia, opposite to SP06
GB40 Qiu Xu (Mound of Ruins); ant. lat. hock, at tibial-tarsal J.
GB41 Zu Lin Qi (Foot Near Tears); post. lat. hock, at metatarsal-tarsal J., behind metatarsus
GB44 (Foot) Qiao Yin (Orifice/cavity Yin); on the ant. lat. side of the lat. claw, just above the coronary band...??
TRANSPOSITION OF THE LIVER (LV) CHANNEL TO COWS (CHART 13)
LV01 Da Dun (Great Pile); on the ant. med. side of the med. claw, just above the coronary band...??
LV03 Tai Chong (Great Surge-pouring); 2F distal to and behind the proximal head of the medial metatarsal bone. Note: LI04 and LV03 are two of the most often used points in human AP; they have many functions in common and often are combined, especially for wandering aches and pains ("aching all-over") and in generalised or systemic conditions; they have the same relative positions on the hand and foot respectively.
LV04 Zhong Feng (Middle Mound/seal); ant. med. hock, at tibial-tarsal J., ant. to tibia
LV05 Li Gou (Woodworm Canal); 2/5 of the distance from hock to stifle J., at med. side of tibia
LV08 Qu Guan (Bend Spring); med. to med. condyle of femur, just above tibia, level with GB33
LV13 Zhang Men (Camphorwood Door); just above CCJ of rib 12, 2F above olecranon-patella line
LV14 Qi Men (Cycle Door); in ICS7, 2F above olecranon-patella line
TRANSPOSITION OF THE CONCEPTION VESSEL (CV) TO COWS (CHARTS 14,15)
CV01 HuiYin, on the CV line, between anus and vulva; in males, 1F below anus.
CV02 on the CV line of the perinaeum, 2H below CV01
CV03 on the CV line of the perinaeum, 3H below CV01
CV04 on the CV line of the perinaeum, 4H below CV01
CV05 on the CV line, just ant. to ant. base of udder
CV06 QiHai on the CV line, 1/3 of the distance between ant. edge of ant. base of udder and navel
CV07 on the CV line, 2/3 of the distance between ant. edge of ant. base of udder and navel
CV08 ChiZhong on the CV line, centre of navel
CV12 ZhongWan on the CV line, midway navel to tip of xiphoid cartilage
CV14 on the CV line, tip of xiphoid cartilage
CV15 on the CV line, xiphisternal J.
CV17 SHANZhong on the CV line, midsternum, at SCJ of rib 6
CV18 on the CV line, midsternum, at SCJ of rib 5
CV22 on the CV line, at the manubrium sterni
CV23 on the CV line, below point of jaw, above larynx
CV24 in the middle of the lower lip
TRANSPOSITION OF THE GOVERNING VESSEL (GV) TO COWS (CHARTS 16,17)
This is also a very important Channel for vets. GV points can be used in problems of the head, thoracic limb, thoracic area and organs, abdominal area and organs, lumbosacral area and pelvic limb. GV points rank second in importance to BL points and have similar effects and uses to the HuaToJiaJi points.
GV01 CHANG CHIANG GV line, between anus and root of tail
GV02 WEI KEN on the GV line, in the sacrococcygeal space
GV03 Bai Hui in the lumbosacral space on the GV line
GV04 MING MEN between the spines of L2-L3 on the GV line
GV05 TIAN PING in the thoracolumbar space, on the GV line
GV09 between the spines of T8-T9, on the GV line
GV12 SAN TAI between the spines of T3-T4, on the GV line
GV14 TA CHUI between the spines of C7-T1, on the GV line, 2F ant. to scapular cartilage
GV19 between the occiput and the atlas, on the GV line
GV26 RenZhong midpoint of line joining the lowest point of each nostril
GV28 YU TANG on dental pad, at openings of nasopalatine ducts
Those who study AP should understand that learning the LOCATION of points is merely a MENTAL aid to knowing WHERE to apply the AP stimulus for therapy. The exact location is NOT critical, as long as the stimulus is applied to a relevant nerve pathway or to tissue whose nerve supply is closely linked to that of the affected organ or part. In practice, AP becomes a highly individual art-science. Practitioners develop their own preferences on point location, their own point combinations and their own protocols for AP therapy. It is quite likely that 10 experts, asked to treat the same sick animal, would use 10 different combinations of points. This does not make a mockery of the claim to a scientific basis for AP ! It merely illustrates the richness and variety of the clinical approach.
A close examination of the points used by the experts would show that they ALL follow basic principles of AP: Reactive Points (AhShi points, TPs, sensitive points); Local Points; points in the nerve supply common to affected part; Distant Points on the Channels through affected area etc. Students of Vet AP should begin with basic concepts. These can be adapted with experience and skill later.
1.4 METHODS OF STIMULATION OF THE AP POINTS
Point injection (with conventional or less conventional medicines: Kothbauer, Westermayer, Greiff, Turnbull, Piper) is the most common method used in busy practices. A common solution for injection is 1% procaine or Vit B12 (1 mg/ml). These two (procaine + B12) are often mixed and used together. For febrile conditions, Procaine Penicillin (5-10 ml) may be injected at BL40 and 5 ml at BL15,16,17 bilaterally (Piper).
Needling (19-21 gauge hypodermic needles, 10-100 mm long (Westermayer), or special solid AP needles (Kothbauer)) is also commonly used. Moxa may be burned on the needle or applied direct to the skin by taping a moxa cone to the point and lighting it. Cases for moxa include chronic or cold diseases, rheumatism, repeat breeder cows, anoestrous sows etc. However, one may use needling as an alternative, even in such cases.
Implantation of surgical staples at the AP points is another quick and easy method. The staples are left in position until they fall out by themselves. Point stapling is claimed to be successful in horses but there are few references to its use in cattle and pigs. Thus, at this time, stapling must be regarded as an experimental method only.
Laser-AP has given good results in many conditions in horses, small animals and humans. Trials with carbon dioxide 3W mean output power Laser on GV01 gave very good results in lambs with clinical or experimentally- induced dysentery (Yu Chuan et al 1983). Infrared or He-Ne Laser also gave excellent results in infertility in cows (Yu Chuan et al 1983). Grady-Young (1985) also claimed excellent results for cold Laser in cattle with shipping fever (Pasteurella pneumonia). He irradiated reflex points for lung function. He also claimed good results in virus infection (Herpes) in horses.
As cattle and pigs are large animals with thick skins, it seems likely that lower power Lasers (mean output power <10 mW) may not penetrate deep enough to activate the deeper AP points. Higher power Lasers (20-50 mW) are more likely to be useful in large animals but considerable research needs to be done before they can be recommended as adequate replacements for the more traditional methods in routine AP. Until more data on Laser are available, it should be regarded as an experimental method only.
A more complete discussion of the methods used in clinical AP is attached - the paper entitled "TECHNIQUES OF STIMULATION OF THE AP POINTS". Please read that paper now, before going on to Part 2 of the seminar.
Many western vet acupuncturists prefer to COMBINE AP WITH WESTERN METHODS, especially if the condition is serious. For instance, in acute infections, antibiotics can be injected at the appropriate AP points. In acute hypomagnesaemia (convulsions) or hypocalcaemia (paresis) Ca and Mg solutions can be injected at the relevant AP points and the remainder of the mineral solution can be given intravenously or subcutaneously, as needed.
This concludes Part 1 of the seminar.