Dr. Yoshio Manaka's Modified Mu (Alarm) Acupuncture Points

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Dr. Yoshio Manaka's Modified Mu (Alarm) Acupuncture Points - TJM Theory

Dr. Yoshio Manaka modified the traditional "front mu" acupuncture points based on his research and clinical experience. Manaka's mu points are most often used within Japanese Acupuncture treatments. The information presented below discusses basic theory behind the technique, guidelines for applying the technique and examples of clinical use. Some of the techniques listed here require significant amounts of training to be performed correctly and should only be performed by practitioners who have been trained properly.

Classical Mu (Alarm) Acupuncture Points

Lung	LU 1	Urinary Bladder	CV 3
Large Intestine	ST 25	Kidney	GB 25
Stomach	CV 12	Pericardium	CV 17
Spleen	LV 13	Triple Heater	CV 5
Heart	CV 14	Gall Bladder	GB 24
Small Intestine	CV 4	Liver	LV 14

Manaka Mu (Alarm) Acupuncture Points

Lungs	LU 1 to LU 2 area
Percardium	PC 1
Heart, Pericardium	CV 17
Heart	KD 23
Heart	At the sides of CV 14
Liver	LV 14 to GB 26 (usually right subcostal region)
Gallbladder	GB 24 to GB 29 region (often one or both sides)
Stomach	Both sides of CV 12 (including ST 21)
Spleen	GB 26 to SP 21 region (often one or both points)
Kidneys	KD 16 (occasionally GB 25)
Triple Warmer	ST 25 (sometimes slightly lateral to ST 25
Upper Warmer	CV 17
Middle Warmer	CV 12
Lower Warmer	CV 5
Small Intestine	ST 26 (sometimes slightly lateral to ST 26)
Large Intestine	ST 27 (sometimes slightly lateral to ST 27)
Urinary Bladder	KD 11

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

Iuliano, Diane: New England School of Acupuncture, Extraordinary Vessel Techniques Lecture Notes
Kuwahara, Koei: New England School of Acupuncture, Advanced Japanese Techniques Lecture Notes