Difficulty 45

The medical classics state that there are eight meeting points. What does this refer to?

Answer: The meeting point of the fu organs is the Great Granary (Zhongwan point). The meeting point of the zang organs is the Rib Flank (Zhangmen point). The meeting point of the sinews is Yanglingquan. The meeting point of the marrow is the Severed Bone (Xuanzhong point). The meeting point of the blood is the Diaphragm Transport (Geshu point). The meeting point of the bones is Dazhu. The meeting point of the vessels is Taiyuan. The meeting point of the qi is located outside the triple burner, on a sinew directly opposite the area between the two breasts (Danzhong point). When heat evil resides in the internal organs, treat by needling these meeting point locations.