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The Acupuncture Eight Hui Converging Acupoint
#1-B62 (Shenmai)
 
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CHINESE NAME of Acupuncture-point B62:
Shenmai; Shen means "to extend"; mai means "meridian".
The point pertains to the Urinary Bladder Meridian (B), from where the meridian extends to the Yangquiao
Vessel Meridian.
LOCATION of Acupuncture-point B62:
Under the External Malleolus, 0.2 - 0.3 inches deep.
INDICATION of Acupuncture-point B62:
Headache, dizziness, insomnia, back pain, cold in the feet, red eyes, neck pain, epilepsy, insane etc.
HINT for All Acupoints:
You should feel sour or numb, but Not knife-cut like pain when pressing. The acupoints are usually between
or beside the bones and tendons or ligaments, on a depression, never on
the bones or blood vessels.
MERIDIANS CODES: L=Lung, LI=Large Intestine, S=Stomach, Sp=Spleen,
H=Heart, SI=Small Intestine, B=Bladder, K=Kidney, P=Pericardium,
TE(SJ)=Triple Energizer (Sanjiao), G=Gallbladder, Liv=Liver;
8-HUI ACUPOINT CODES: 1=B62(Shenmai), 2,5=K6(Zhaohai), 3=TE(SJ)5(Waiguan),
4=G41(Foot-Linqi), 6=Sp4(Gongsun), 7=SI3(Houxi), 8=P6(Neiguan),
9=L7(Lieque)
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What are The Eight Hui Points in Acupuncture?
There are eight important strategic Acupuncture or Acupressure points related to the physiological function
of organs, meridians or certain areas of the human body. The Eight Extra Acupuncture Meridians are connected to these eight "8-Hui" Converging Acupoints separately on eight regular meridians
-- 8 of the 12 Primary Acupuncture Meridians. That means that the Primary Meridian System AND the Eight Extra-Meridians Converge in
these Eight Hui Points. Administering acupuncture or acupressure on these points can stimulate BOTH systems.
These "8-Hui" Converging Acupoints are:
#1 = B62 (Shenmai) in Bladder Acupuncture Mer. (B);
#2 & #5 = K6 (Zhaohai) in Kidney Acupuncture Mer. (K);
#3 = TE5 (Waiguan) in Triple Energizer (Sanjiao) Acupuncture Mer. (TE or SJ);
#4 = G41 (Foot-Linqi) in Gallbladder Acupuncture Mer. (G);
#6 = Sp4 (Gongsun) in Spleen Acupuncture Mer. (Sp);
#7 = SI 3 (Houxi) in Small Intestine Acupuncture Mer. (SI);
#8 = P6 (Neiguan) in Pericardium Acupuncture Mer. (P);
#9 = L7 (Lieque) in Lung Acupuncture Mer. (L).
If you don't know where these points are located, please Click on the desired point above and go to a detail graphic.
Note:
- There are TWO kinds of "8-Hui" points in Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): The Eight
Hui Influential Points and The Eight Hui Converging Points. Do not confuse them. Hui
has two meanings in Chinese (Hui is presented for 4 different Chinese characters at least actually): Influential of Focal and Converging.
- The Eight Hui Influential Points is the 8 Hui (Influential of Focal) Points.
These are 8 important acupoints related to physiological functions of internal organs or tissues. 8 different points
are used: 1. CV17 (Tangzhong) -- Focus of Qi, 2. B17 (Geshu) -- Focus of
Blood, 3. B11 (Dachu) -- Focus of Bones, 4. G34 (Yanglingquan) -- Focus of Ligaments &
Muscles, 5. G39 (Xuanzhong) -- Focus of Marrow, 6. L9 (Taiyuan) -- Focus of Pulses, 7.
Liv13 (Zhangmen) -- Focus of Solid Organs, 8. CV12 (Zhongwan) -- Focus of Hollow Organs.
- Why is there #9 point here? There are just 8 Hui points in total. The numbers for the points are from
the Bagua -- the source of The Eight Magic Turtle Acupuncture Techniques. In the bagua diagram, there are eight areas, or "guas," encircling the center, 8+1=9.
These nine different zones correspond to nine major numbers of life. To calculate the opened acupoints for a certain date
in a certain hour in Chinese Calendar (Not in Western Calendar!), the ancient Chinese doctors used 9 numbers, matched to these 9 Zodiac Zones, to stand for 9 locations
in the human body. Each point in 8-Hui is related to one number, but one point (K6) is related to two numbe
Q6. What are Nomenclature, codes and abbreviation in Acupuncture?
The Standard Nomenclature below is formulated at the Regional Working Group Meeting on the Standardization
of Acupuncture Nomenclature sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) of the UN, in Tokyo
and Hong Kong in 1985:
I. The Twelve Primary Acupuncture Meridians*:
Mer. = Meridian or Meridians (Channel)
(1) Liv = Liver Mer.
(2) G = Gallbladder Mer.
(3) H = Heart Mer.
(4) SI = Small Intestine Mer.
(5) Sp = Spleen Mer.
(6) S = Stomach Mer.
(7) L = Lung Mer.
(8) LI = Large Intestine Mer.
(9) K = Kidney Mer.
(10) B = Bladder Mer.
(11) TE(SJ) = Triple Energizer (Sanjiao) Mer.
(12) P = Pericardium Mer.
II. The Eight Extra Acupuncture Meridians:
(13) DM (GV) = Dumai (Governor Vessel)
(14) RM (CV)= Renmai (Conception Vessel)
(15) ChV = Chong Vessel
(16) BV = Belt Vessel
(17) Yin HV = Yin Heel Vessel
(18) Yang HV = Yang Heel Vessel
(19) Yin LV = Yin Link Vessel
(20) Yang LV = Yang Link Vessel
* Many textbook uses The Fourteen Primary Meridians, i.e. (1) to (12) plus (13) and (14).
III. List of Many Acupuncture Codes and Abbreviation Used in Different Countries:
(1) Liv = Liver Mer. : XII, LIV, LV, Lv, F, G, H, LE, Le;
(2) G = Gallbladder Mer.: XI, GB, Go, VB, VG;
(3) H = Heart Mer.: V, HE, He, HT, Ht, X;
(4) SI = Small Intestine Mer.: VI, Si, Di, ID, IG, IT, XCH;
(5) Sp = Spleen Mer.: IV, SP, B, BP, LP, MP, P, RP, RT, Rt;
(6) S = Stomach Mer.: III, ST, St, E, Est, M, Ms, V, W;
(7) L = Lung Mer.: I, LU, Lu, P;
(8) LI = Large Intestine Mer.: II, Li, CO, Co, DCh, DI, Di, GI, IC, IG;
(9) K = Kidney Mer.: VIII, KI, Ki, N, NI, Ni, R, RN, Rn, Sh;
(10) B = Bladder Mer.: VII, Bl, BL, PG, UB, V, VU;
(11) TE(SJ) = Triple Energizer (Sanjiao) Mer.: X, T, TB, TH, TR, TW, SC, 3E, 3H;
(12) P = Pericardium Mer.: IX, CS, CX, ECS, EH, HC, Hc, KS, MC, MdH, PC, Pe, XB;
(13) DM (GV) = Dumai (Governor Vessel): XIII, DU, Du, GG, Go, Gv, LG, Lg, T, TM, VG, Vg;
(14) RM (CV)= Renmai (Conception Vessel): XIV, Co, J, JM, KG, Kg, REN, Ren, VC, Vc.
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Q7. Can The MNEF-Eight Hui Acupoint System take place the Primary Acupoint System?
Yes and Not.
Yes, because the MNEF System may cover most of the problems already. If you are not a health professional, it's enough.
Not, because the 14 Primary Meridians are still the basic system used by most health professionals today. For some cases,
you need to combine the MNEF-Eight Hui Acupoint System with the 14 Primary Meridians System, and your patients' symptoms.
For a health professional, you need to learn more,but MNEF System is a good beginning for easy practicing.
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Q8. Do I need to consider different Time Zones?
It's Not necessary in the US. The Biological Clock in your body follows the local time
no matter what Time Zone it is. The Time Zones used in the US are already follow the turning around of the Earth scientifically.
We already use a 3 Hour Time Zone difference for the whole country in the US. It's about 45th Meridian
degrees across the West coast and the East coast of the US. That's about 3 hours in natural time difference because
the 15th Meridian degrees is equal to 1 hour difference by the Earth's turning around.
You just need to consider in a few special cases:
(1) You travel from one place to another. For a few hours to a few days, if you still have Time-Zone Reaction
or sickness -- That means your Biological Clock does not fit the local time yet, it's better that you follow the old
Time Zone.
(2) In some countries, e.g. China, there is not Time Zone used. All the areas in the
whole country use the standard Beijing Time. You may need to adjust (plus or minus) the Standard
Time to your Local Time. Check a standard map and figure out how many Meridian degrees
difference between your home location and Beijing (or the Standard Time location). For example, The Meridian
degree in a city west to Beijing minus the degree in Beijing is equal to 14. 15th Meridian degrees is equal
to 1 hour. 14/15 x 60 = 56 minutes, about 1 hour early -- minus one hour to your calendar hours. You may
disregard Time Zone if it's less than one hour because the acupoints are the same in a 2-hours period.
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