Protocol (10 points)
100%ST25 · ST36 · SP04 · BL20 · BL21 · BL23 · BL25 · KD03 · CV04 · CV12
ST25Celestial Pivot

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
ST36Leg Three Miles

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath
SP04Grandfather Grandson

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)
🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
BL20Spleen Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 脾俞 (pí shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Spleen Qi Deficiency
BL21Stomach Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 胃俞 (wèi shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Jaundice, Vomiting
BL23Kidney Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency
BL25Large Intestine Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain
KD03Great Stream

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太谿 (tài xī)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Heat Deficiency, Asthma
CV04Original Qi Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Kidney Deficiency
CV12Stomach Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中脘 (zhōng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Common Cold, Depression
Needling
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03101-4 ↗





