History and Mechanism for Treatment of Intracerebral Hemorrhage with Scalp Acupuncture
Table 2
Nomenclature of scalp acupuncture lines by scientific group of WHO.
Regions
English name and location
Pinyin name
Han character name
Alphan-umeric code
Forehead region
Middle line of forehead 1 cun from GV 24 straight down along the meridian.
Ézhongxiàn
額中 線
MS1
Lateral line 1 of forehead 1 cun from BL3 straight down along the meridian.
Épángxiàn I
額旁1線
MS2
Lateral line 2 of forehead 1 cun from GB15 straight down along the meridian.
Épángxiàn II
額旁2線
MS3
Lateral line 3 of forehead 1 cun from the point 0.75 cun medial to ST8 straight down.
épángxiàn III
額旁3線
MS4
Parietal region
Middle line of vertex from GV 20 to GV 21 along the midline of head.
Dingzhongxiàn
頂中 線
MS5
Anterior oblique line of vertex-temporal from qiánshéncong 前神衝 (one of the four acupuncture points collectively designated as Ex-HN1, 1 cun anterior to GV 20) obliquely to GB6.
Dingniè qiánxiéxiàn
頂顳 前斜線
MS6
Posterior oblique line of vertex-temporal from GV 20 obliquely to GB7.
Dingniè hòuxiéxiàn
頂顳 後斜線
MS7
Lateral line 1 of vertex 1.5 cun lateral to middle line of vertex, 1.5 cun from BL6 backward along the meridian.
Dingpángxiàn I
頂旁1線
MS8
Lateral line 2 of vertex 2.25 cun lateral to middle line of vertex, 1.5 cun from GB17 backward along the meridian.
Dingpángxiàn II
頂旁2線
MS9
Temporal region
Anterior temporal line from GB4 to GB6.
Nièqiánxiàn
顳前 線
MS10
Posterior temporal line from GB8 to GB7.
Nièhòuxiàn
顳後 線
MS11
Occipital region
upper-middle line of occiput from GV 18 to GV 17
Zhenshàng zhèngzhongxiàn
枕上 正中線
MS12
Upper-lateral line of occiput 0.5 cun lateral and parallel to upper-middle line of occiput.
Zhenshàng pángxiàn
枕上 旁線
MS13
Lower-lateral line of occiput 2 cun from BL9 straight down.
