Scalp Acupuncture — Zhu's and YNSA topographies
Scalp Acupuncture — Zhu's and YNSA topographies is a Chinese / Acupuncture — Scalp acupuncture (YNSA) body system as transmitted through the lineage Scalp acupuncture combines Chinese acupuncture theory with stimulation zones projected onto the scalp. This record places a compact teaching selection of Zhu Mingqing's scalp-acupuncture organ/function regions beside the Japanese New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) lineage of Toshikatsu Yamamoto, while explicitly marking the composite as a modern comparison rather than one canonical map.. This page lists every point in the system with sourced placements and links to cross-tradition correspondences curated for The Body Spiritual.
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- Zhu Mingqing, Chinese Scalp Acupuncture (1992 English teaching edition) — Primary modern source for Zhu's scalp-acupuncture zones and clinical vocabulary; translations and zone boundaries vary between editions.
- Toshikatsu Yamamoto, New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) (YNSA teaching lineage, late 20th-century clinical manuals) — Primary modern lineage source for YNSA basic points and somatotopic scalp treatment; the YNSA map is not identical to Zhu's zone system.
- Jiao Shunfa, Scalp Acupuncture (Contemporary Chinese medical teaching reference) — Modern reference for Chinese scalp-acupuncture zone terminology and the distinction between motor, sensory, and organ-related regions.
Known lineage variants
- Zhu's scalp acupuncture and YNSA are distinct modern lineages. They are presented together for comparison, but the rectangles are not a claim that the two maps share identical boundaries or indications.
- The scalp is projected inside the head region of the front-view silhouette. This inset convention is an editorial diagram choice; it is not a claim that the silhouette is a scaled anatomical scalp or that a zone is a discrete organ.
- The organ/function labels are condensed from modern teaching maps into ten visual regions. Exact coordinates, laterality, and zone borders vary by source and are therefore given medium fidelity and generous uncertainty.
- All zones are surface-level diagram regions. This record does not make an efficacy claim and should not be used as a clinical treatment protocol.
Related systems
No other systems share this tradition label.