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© Copyright 2003 by Bruce H. Shelton, M.D., M.D.(h), DiHOM & HEEL Inc. USA Medical Director, USA
(Explore Issue: Volume 12, Number 6)

The ancient Chinese knew where to place their needles for maximum effect.

Five of the major tonification points on the body are Spleen 6 bilaterally, Stomach 36 bilaterally, and Ren 6.

Stomach 36 is located just below the kneecap, one fingerbreath lateral to the inferior (distal) end of the tibial tuberosity. I was taught to find it by cupping the patients respective hand (right on right and left on left) over the kneecap, so that the kneecap is in the center of the palm. The tip of the 4th finger will rest in a little hollow on the lateral side of the knee. That is Stomach 36.

Spleen 6 is on the medial side above the ankle. Officially, three CUN (the length of the distal digit of the patients thumb from nail tip to DIP joint), above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the medial border of the tibia. I was taught to palpate the area, and the most tender spot is Spleen 6.

Ren 6 is in the midline 1.5 CUN, below the umbilicus.