ACUPUNCTURE
Jian Ming: TCM Acupoint Guide
JIANMING
Name
Jian Ming (Jianming)
Location
1.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra, about 0.5 cun below UB-18 Ganshu.
Needling
Slanted insertion toward the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Indications
- Atrophy of the optic nerve
- Retinitis
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Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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