Protocol (10 points)
100%LI04 · ST04 · ST06 · SP06 · HT05 · KD03 · LV02 · LV03 · CV22 · CV23
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
ST04Earth Granary

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 地倉 (dì cāng)
🎯 Location: Lateral to the corner of the mouth directly below pupil.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Pain, Facial Droop, Channel Stagnation, Voice Loss, Toothache
ST06Jaw Bone

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 頰車 (jiá chē)
🎯 Location: One finger breadth (middle finger) anterior & superior to the lower angle of the mandible where masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched & depressive when it is pressed.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle shallowly and obliquely; avoid the facial artery and deep needling into the joint capsule.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Mumps
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
HT05Inward Connection

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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 通里 (tōng lǐ)
🎯 Location: When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Palpitations, Qi Deficiency, Depression, Chest Fullness
KD03Great Stream

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太谿 (tài xī)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Heat Deficiency, Asthma
LV02Passing Between

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 行間 (xíng jiān)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Anxiety, 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
CV22Celestial Prominence

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天突 (tiān tū)
🎯 Location: In the center of the suprasternal fossa.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – risk of pneumothorax; caution with trachea.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Coughing Blood
CV23Clean Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 廉泉 (lián quán)
🎯 Location: Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with hyoid bone.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Excessive Salivation, Dry Mouth
Electroacupuncture · 6 sessions
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.62354/ijoa.v2i1.19 ↗





