MENTAL MODEL · M0527

Five Shu Points

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Below the elbow and knee joints, the flow of meridian qi is likened to water growing from small to large: Well (source), Spring (small stream), Stream (infusion), River (passage), Sea (merging into the ocean).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Water conservancy valve. Do not needle points indiscriminately. For emergency use Well points (bloodletting), for fever use Spring points (clearing heat), for joint pain use Stream points (heavy body and painful joints), for cough and asthma use River points, for zang-fu disorders use Sea points.

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Meridian qi flows from small to large at the extremities like water: Well (source), Spring (small stream), Stream (infusion), River (passage), Sea (entering the ocean). Different point categories have different indications (Well for emergencies, Spring for heat, Stream for heavy body and joint pain, River for cough and asthma, Sea for zang-fu disorders).

MINIMUM ACTION

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Practice this model in one real situation:

Select point category according to the condition (emergency: Well with bloodletting
heat: Spring
joint pain: Stream).
Determine the Five Shu points of the corresponding meridian.
Needle or press with adjunct points.
Adjust according to the four seasons and deficiency/excess.

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