The Palm region contains 13 acupuncture points (meridians: HT, LU, PC). The interactive atlas below opens directly on this region: click a point for its booklet (location, needling, indications, combinations), turn on labels, or start the tour.
| Code | Name | Location |
|---|---|---|
| HT4 Lingdao | Spirit Path | On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 1.5 cun proximal to the palmar wrist crease (the crease at HT7), on the radial side of the tendon of… |
| HT5 Tongli | Connecting to the Interior | On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 1 cun proximal to the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon. |
| HT6 Yinxi | Yin Cleft | On the palmar aspect of the forearm, 0.5 cun proximal to the palmar wrist crease (the crease at HT7), on the radial side of the flexor… |
| HT7 Shenmen | Shenmen | On the palmar aspect of the wrist, at the wrist crease, in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris… |
| HT8 Shaofu | Lesser Mansion | On the palm of the hand, in the depression between the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones, proximal to the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint.… |
| HT9 Shaochong | Shaochong | On the little finger, radial to the distal phalanx, 0.1 cun proximal-lateral to the radial corner of the little fingernail, at the… |
| LU8 Jingqu | Jing-River Gutter | On the anterolateral aspect of the forearm, between the radial styloid process and the radial artery, 1 cun superior to the palmar wrist… |
| LU9 Taiyuan | Taiyuan | On the anterolateral aspect of the wrist, between the radial styloid process and the scaphoid bone, in the depression ulnar to the abductor… |
| LU10 Yuji | Yuji | On the palm, at the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, on the border between the red and white skin of the thenar eminence. |
| LU11 Shaoshang | Lesser Shang | On the thumb, radial to the distal phalanx, 0.1 cun proximal-lateral to the radial corner of the thumb nail, at the intersection of the… |
| PC7 Daling | Daling | On the palmar aspect of the wrist, at the midpoint of the transverse wrist crease, in the depression located between the tendons of the… |
| PC8 Laogong | Palace of Toil | On the palm of the hand, in the depression between the second and third metacarpal bones, proximal to the metacarpophalangeal joints. It… |
| PC9 Zhōngchōng | Middle Rushing | On the middle finger, at the centre of the tip of the middle finger. |
Other regions: Hand: Back of hand
The Palm region of the atlas lists 13 points: HT4, HT5, HT6, HT7, HT8, HT9, LU8, LU9, LU10, LU11, PC7, PC8, PC9.
Open the point in the 3D atlas: the booklet gives the standard location, a cun ruler from the nearest bony landmark, and a step-by-step description.