Protocol (8 points)
100%LI04 · ST36 · BL17 · BL18 · PC06 · LV03 · LV13 · LV14
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
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
BL17Diaphragm Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膈俞 (gé shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Sweating, Dizziness
BL18Liver Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肝俞 (gān shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Dizziness, Coughing Blood, Jaundice
PC06Inner Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內關 (nèi guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Dizziness, Spleen Qi Deficiency
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
LV13Bright Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 章門 (zhāng mén)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the abdomen below free end of the 11th rib.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; caution with spleen.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice
LV14Qi Cycle Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 期門 (qī mén)
🎯 Location: Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice
Electrical stimulation on the skin · 14 sessions over 7 days
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.2147/JPR.S456874 ↗