Protocol (10 points)
100%LI04 · ST02 · SP06 · BL01 · BL02 · TB23 · GB14 · GB20 · GB37 · LV03
LI04Junction Valley

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
ST02Four Direction Brightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Headache
SP06Three Yin Intersection

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陰交 (sān yīn jiāo)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Palpitations, Abdominal Bloating
BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 睛明 (jīng míng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Redness, Swelling, Aversion Cold
TB23Silken Bamboo Hollow

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 絲竹空 (sī zhú kōng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near eye.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Pain, Aversion Cold, Deviation Eye
GB14Yang Bright

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽白 (yáng bái)
🎯 Location: On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Pain, Chills, Deviation Eye
GB37Bright Light

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 光明 (guāng míng)
🎯 Location: 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Heat, Numbness, Pain, Breast Pain
LV03Great Surge

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Sweating
Needling · a 4-week course
Did better than another treatment
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2015/492150 ↗
