Protocol (9 points)
100%ST36 · BL12 · BL13 · BL14 · BL15 · BL16 · BL17 · BL18 · BL19
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
BL12Wind Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風門 (fēng mén)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath
BL13Lung Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肺俞 (fèi shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Asthma
BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 厥陰俞 (jué yīn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Asthma, Palpitations, Vomiting
BL15Heart Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 心俞 (xīn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling – risk of pneumothorax. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Anxiety, Sweating, Coughing Blood
BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 督俞 (dū shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV10 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Qi Deficiency, Common Cold
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
BL19Gallbladder Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膽俞 (dǎn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Common Cold, Vomiting
Press needles · a 4-week course
No better than sham needling
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.053 ↗













