Protocol (9 points)
100%LI04 · ST36 · SP06 · HT07 · BL33 · KD01 · LV03 · CV04 · GV01
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
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
BL33Middle Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中髎 (zhōng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Pain, Urinary Retention, Infertility
KD01Bubbling Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 湧泉 (yǒng quán)
🎯 Location: On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Coughing Blood
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
CV04Original Qi Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Kidney Deficiency
GV01Long Strength

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)
🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Anxiety, Common Cold, Pain, Damp
Moxibustion + Point injection + Needling · 8 sessions over 8 weeks
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.22246/jikm.2024.45.1.111 ↗