Chinese Acupoint Locator — 200+ WHO 2008 Points Across 14 Meridians, with Contraindications & Combinations

Real-world use cases

• A TCM student drilling the headache protocol before a points exam

  A second-year acupuncture student has a meridian-points oral exam on Friday. She types 「headache」 into the symptom tab and the list narrows to 合谷 LI4, 风池 GB20, 百会 GV20, 太阳 EX-HN5, 印堂 EX-HN3. She covers the location field and recites each cun measurement from memory, then uncovers to check. Five points, three minutes, no flashcards to shuffle.

• A massage therapist confirming an acupressure point mid-session

  A licensed tuina therapist has a client with neck tension on the table. He searches 风池 GB20, reads 「在项部，枕骨之下」 and the cun offset, confirms his thumb is on the right spot, and applies firm pressure. No needles, no guessing. The contraindication field reminds him GB21 肩井 is pregnancy-flagged before he moves to the shoulder.

• A pharmacist double-checking a pregnancy contraindication

  A pregnant customer asks a pharmacist whether the 合谷 LI4 point a friend recommended for labor pain is safe to press now at 22 weeks. He looks up LI4, sees the ⚠ 孕妇禁针 flag and the note that it strongly moves qi and blood, and tells her to avoid stimulating it until full term. One lookup, one clear answer, no invented advice.

• A learner cross-checking a YouTube acupressure video

  Someone watching a self-care video claims pressing 「太冲」 helps with irritability. She searches 太冲 LV3, reads 「足背，第1、2跖骨 间」, and the indications list 头痛、目赤、易怒. The location matches the video, the claim checks out against a textbook source rather than a creator's memory, and she presses with confidence.

Common pitfalls

• Reading the depth field as a how-to and trying to needle yourself. The 「针刺 0.5-1 寸」 note records the classical point definition, not permission to insert a needle; safe self-use is acupressure only.

• Treating 1 cun as one modern inch. 1 cun is the width of the patient's own thumb, so 「脐下 3 寸」 for 关元 CV4 scales to body size; using a ruler puts the point in the wrong place.

• Ignoring the ⚠ pregnancy flag on points like 合谷 LI4 and 三阴交 SP6. These are documented as strongly moving qi and blood; pressing or needling them during pregnancy is contraindicated for a reason.

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