The Meridians

Yin and Yang Meridians

Meridians are classified according to Yin and Yang and where they are located. Yang meridians run along the outer surface of the arms, legs and over the back. Yang meridians link to lower digestive organs.

Yin meridians run along the inner surface of arms, legs and the front of the body. Yin meridians link to upper organs.

General Meridian Information

Meridian	Element	Number of Points	Yin/Yang	Coupled With	At What Points
Stomach	Earth	45	Yang	Spleen	ST-40 / SP-3
Spleen	Earth	21	Yin	Stomach	SP-4 / ST-42
Lung	Metal	11	Yin	Large Intestine	L-7 / LI-14
Large Intestine	Metal	20	Yang	Lung	LI-6 / L-9
Liver	Wood	14	Yin	Gall Bladder	LV-5 / GB-40
Gall Bladder	Wood	44	Yang	Liver	GB-37 / LV-3
Kidney	Water	27	Yin	Bladder	K-4 / B-64
Bladder	Water	67	Yang	Kidney	B-58 / K-3
Pericardium	Fire	9	Yin	Triple Warmer	P-6 / TW-4
Triple Warmer	Fire	23	Yang	Pericardium	ST-15 / P-7
Heart	Fire	9	Yin	Small Intestine	H-5 / SI-14
Small Intestine	Fire	19	Yang	Heart	SI-14 / H-7

Meridian Point References

Meridian	Entry Point	Exit Point	Source Point	Sedation Point	Tonification	Alarm Point	Associated
Stomach	ST-1	ST-42	ST-42	ST-45	ST-41	CV-12	B-21
Spleen	SP-1	SP-21	SP-3	SP-5	SP-2	LV-13	B-20
Lung	L-1	L-7	L-9	L-5	L-5	L-1	B-13
Large Intestine	LI-14	LI-20	LI-4	LI-2	LI-11	ST-25	B-25
Liver	LV-1	LV-14	LV-3	LV-2	LV-8	LV-14	B-18
Gall Bladder	GB-1	GB-41	GB-40	GB-38	GB-43	GB-24	B-19
Kidney	K-1	K-22	K-3	K-1	K-7	GB-25	B-23
Bladder	B-1	B-67	B-64	B-65	B-67	CV-3	B-28
Pericardium	P-1	P-8	P-7	P-7	P-9	CV-17	B-14
Triple Warmer	TW-1	TW-23	TW-4	TW-10	TW-3	CV-5	B-22
Heart	H-1	H-9	H-7	H-7	H-9	CV-14	B-15
Small Intestine	SI-1	SI-19	SI-4	SI-8	SI-3	CV-4	B-27