Protocol (19 points)
100%LI04 · ST19 · ST20 · ST24 · ST25 · ST36 · ST40 · SP04 · SP06 · HT07 · SI03 · BL15 · BL19 · BL20 · BL21 · BL22 · KD06 · PC06 · GV20
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
ST19Not Contained

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 不容 (bù róng)
🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV14.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth in abdominal region.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Poor Appetite, Shortness of Breath, Vomiting
ST20Receiving Fullness

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承滿 (chéng mǎn)
🎯 Location: 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV13.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth in abdominal region.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating, Upper Stomach Pain
ST24Slippery Flesh Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 滑肉門 (huá ròu mén)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Depression, Vomiting, Upper Stomach Pain, Vomiting Blood
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
ST40Abundant Bulge

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 豐隆 (fēng lóng)
🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Asthma
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
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
HT07Spirit Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 神門 (shén mén)
🎯 Location: At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cardiac arrhythmias.
🛡️ Treats: Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Palpitations, Common Cold, Heat
SI03Back Stream

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 後谿 (hòu xī)
🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Common Cold
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
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
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
KD06Shining Sea

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 照海 (zhào hǎi)
🎯 Location: In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus.
⚠️ 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: Heat Deficiency, Dizziness, Constipation, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Bloating
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
GV20100 Convergences

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 百會 (bǎi huì)
🎯 Location: On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency
Needling + Moxibustion · 29 sessions over 300 days
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.7759/cureus.61912 ↗