In later commentaries, one often hears that identifying the right point is secondary to identifying the right channel in diagnosis and treatment (see, for instance, Yang Jizhou’s (楊繼洲) famous quote in the Great Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (針灸大成): “寧失其穴，勿失其經。 Getting the point wrong is preferable to getting the channel wrong.” But it is important to remember that, at least in this discussion, the indications mentioned are not for just any point on the Yin Qiao vessel or system, but rather for the point we now know as Zhao Hai (KI-6).
-From Will Ceurvels, ‘An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels’ https://purplecloudinstitute.com/product/an_archaeology_of_the_qiao_vessels
Image: 針灸大成
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