Acupuncture and moxibustion are two distinctive fields of traditional.Chinese medicine that have no known paraUel,in the West.Acupuncture treats diseases by puncturing certain points on the body cal,l,ed acupoints with tong metal.needl,es and inducing stimul.ation by various manipulation methods.Moxibustion invol,ves the sl,ow burning of moxa or other material.s to heat or steam the diseased area or acupoints.To achieve the desired therapeutic effect the significance of[ocating acupoints accurately cannot be overemphasized.Dr Yang Jiasan.associate professor and head of the Acupuncture Department at Dongzhimen Hospital.has been both a teacher and a cl,inician for decades.Through practice as wel,[as study of acupuncture l,iterature both ancient and modern.he has developed a method of l,ocating points that those tacking knowledge of traditional,Chinese medical.theory find easy to grasp because it uses modern anatomical.landmarks as much as possible.Its efficiency has been appreciated by students as wel,l,as patients of acupuncture treatment.
The Liver Channel of Foot-Jueyin：It starts at point Dadun（LR 1）on the great toe，passesthrough the medial aspect of the lower limb and abdomen and ends at point Qimen（LR 1 4）onthe chest. Dadun（LR 1）：At the Iaterall／4 of the nail root of the big toe. Xingjian（LR 2）：Anterior to the metatarsophaIangeaI joint，between the first and secondtoe. Taichong（LR 3）：Posterior to the metatarsophaIangeaI joint,between the 1 st and 2nd meta-tarsaI bone. Zhongfeng（LR 4）：On the medial side of the tendon of m.extensor hallucis，level with thetIp of the medial malleolus. Ligou（LR 5）：5 cun above the tlp of the medial malleolus，on the medial side of the tibia. Zhongdu（LR 6）：7 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus，on the medial side of thetibia. Xiguan（LR 7）：In the posterior and inferior aspect of the medial condyle of the tibia，1 CUrtposterior to Yinlingquan（SP 9）.Ququan（LR 8）：In the depression between the upper border of the medial epicondyle ofthe femur and the tendon of m.semimembranosus. Yinbao（LR 9）：4 cun above Ququan（LR 8），on the border of m.vastus medialis.Wuli（LR10）：2 CUrt below Jimai（LR 12）.Yinlian（LR 11）：1 cun below Jimai（LR 12）.Jimai（LR 12）：2.5cun lateral to the midpoint of the inferior border of the pubic symphysis，at the inguinal groove.Zhangmen（LR 1 3）：At the free end of the 11 th rib.Qimen（LR 1 4）：2 ribs below the nipple，inthe i ntercostal space. Howto locate thepoints ofthis channel？ Contact the tibiaI bone. Ligou（LR 5）and Zhongdu（LR 6）on the medial surface of the tibia. 4.111e Summing-up of the Three Yin Channels of Foot Accordingt0 Difierent Parts ofthe body
1.Foot：The sole and the corner of the nai l root.
