THE THEORY OF YUAN SOURCE ACUPUNCTURE POINTS
Yuan source acupuncture points are beloved to be located on each of the twelve primary acupuncture channels. They are located in areas where it is said the qi surfaces along the acupuncture channels. On the yin acupuncture channels, the yuan source point is the same as the shu stream acupuncture point. These yin yuan source acupuncture points said to play an important role in strengthening and regulating the zang organs. The xi cleft acupuncture points on the yang channels are located between the shu stream points and the jing river points. This means in the majority of cases, the xi cleft points are the fourth or fourth last acupuncture points on each of the respective acupuncture channels.
