Protocol (9 points)
100%ST13 · ST15 · ST16 · ST18 · ST36 · SP06 · SP10 · GB21 · CV17
ST13Qi Door

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 氣戶 (qì hù)
🎯 Location: At the lower border of the middle of the clavicle 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Risk of pneumothorax; avoid deep needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Chest Fullness
ST15Roof

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 屋翳 (wū yì)
🎯 Location: In the 2nd intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Risk of pneumothorax; avoid deep needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Coughing Blood, Heaviness
ST16Breast Window

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膺窗 (yīng chuāng)
🎯 Location: In the 3rd intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Risk of pneumothorax; avoid deep needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Chest Fullness, Breast Abscess, Chills
ST18Breast Root

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 乳根 (rǔ gēn)
🎯 Location: On the chest directly below nipple, on the lower border of the breast, in the 5th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in lactating women; avoid direct needling in breast tissue.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Swelling, Breast Abscess, Breast Pain
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
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
SP10Sea Of Blood

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 血海 (xuè hǎi)
🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris.
⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.
🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Absent Periods, Blood Stagnation, Pain, Hives
GB21Shoulder Well

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩井 (jiān jǐng)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting GV14 and acromion the at the highest point of the shoulder.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – risk of pneumothorax. 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: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Kidney Deficiency, Depression
CV17Chest Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膻中 (dàn zhōng)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – needle transversely along the sternum. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Chest Fullness
Acupressure · 2 sessions over 2 days
Did better than usual care
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000016456 ↗





