Mu front points in Acupuncture

Alaram points / Mu -Front points Acupuncture.

Alarm (Front-Mu) Points

Alarm points are located on the abdomen and chest, they are in close to their related Zang-Fu organ, and may be tender or sensitive if there is disharmony in the 

underlying organ. Visual examination, obtaining certain reactions when pressing the point or spontaneous sensation at the point are all significant diagnostic information. 

This is why Mu is also translated as Alarm.

Mu points are called Front Alarm points. Mu (and Shu) points often are tender to palpation when their associated organs are diseased. If 

the Mu and Shu point is tender to light 

palpation, this indicates hypofunction (Yin) of the associated organ; if tender to heavy 

palpation, this indicates a hyperfunction (Yang) of the associated organ. Alarm points are considered tonification points. So treatment of alarm points tends to increase the energy in the meridian.

Used primarily to treat their related organ or for problems in the local area. Used diagnostically as they often become sore when their related organ is imbalanced. Considered more for acute or local problems of the organs. 

Alarms points may become spontaneously tender, to the point that the patient feels it.

Lung - LU 1

Large Intestine - ST 25

Stomach - CV 12

Spleen - LV 13

Heart - CV 14

Small Intestine - CV 4

Bladder - CV 3

Kidney - GB 25

Pericardium - CV 17

Triple Warmer - CV 5

Gall Bladder - GB 24

Liver - Liv14

Alarm Points Location :

LU1 Zhongfu: 6 cun lateral to anterior midline level with the 1st intercostal space, 1 cun below LU 2. Caution: needle 

oblique to avoid lungs.

ST25 Tianshu: 2 cun lateral to the midline lateral to CV8 at the level of the umbilicus.

CV12 Zhongwan: On the midline, 4 cun superior to the umbilicus.

LV13 Zhangmen: On the lateral side of the abdomen below the free end of the 11th rib.

CV14 Juque: On the midline, 6 cun superior to the umbilicus.

CV4 Guanyuan: on the midline, 3 cun inferior to the umbilicus.

CV3 Zhongji: 1 cun above CV2, on the midline, 4 cun inferior to the umbilicus.

GB25 Jingmen: On the lateral side of the abdomen, at the lower border of the free end of the 12th rib.

CV 17 Shanzhong: On the midline level with the 4th intercostal space midway between the nipples.

CV5 Shimen: On the midline, 2 cun inferior to the umbilicus.

GB24 Riyue: Directly below the nipple in the 7th intercostal space, inferior to LV14.

LV14 Qimen: Directly below the nipple, 4 cun lateral to the midline in the 6th intercostal groove.