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Table 1 Master and coupled point pairings of the eight extra vessels

From: Evaluation of an antenatal acupuncture intervention as an adjunct therapy for antenatal depression (AcuAnteDep): study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

Extraordinary meridian

Master point (right)

Couple point (left)

Ren Mai – Directing Vessel

Lung (LU) 7 (lie que)a

Kidney (KD) 6

Yin Qiao Mai –Yin Heel Vessel

Kidney (KD) 6 (zhao hai)

Lung (LU) 7

Chong Mai – Penetrating Vessel

Spleen (SP) 4 (gong sun)

Pericardium (PC) 6

Yin Wei Mai – Yin Linking Vessel

Pericardium (PC) 6 (nei guan)

Spleen (SP) 4

Dai Mai – Girdle Vessel

Gallbladder (GB) 41(zu lin qi)

Triple burner (TB) 5

Yang Wei Mai – Yang Linking Vessel

Triple burner (TB) 5 (wai guan)

Gallbladder (GB) 41

Du Mai – Governing Vessel

Small intestine (SI) 3 (hou xi)

Bladder (BL) 62

Yang Qiao Mai – Yang Heel Vessel

Bladder (BL) 62 (shen mai)

Small intestine (SI) 3

  1. The eight extra vessels are described by Maciocia [116].
  2. aFrom Ellis et al. [124]