Protocol (5 points)
100%SP06 · KD06 · GB34 · GB39 · GB40
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
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
GB34Yang Mound Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽陵泉 (yáng líng quán)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Jaundice, Constipation, Vomiting
GB40Mound

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 丘墟 (qiū xū)
🎯 Location: Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Fever, Common Cold, Vomiting, Redness
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2023.13.0015 ↗


