Protocol (6 points)
100%LI04 · ST01 · ST02 · BL01 · BL02 · GB20
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
ST01Tear Container

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承泣 (chéng qì)
🎯 Location: With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Common Cold, Heat, Wind, Redness
ST02Four Direction Brightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Headache
BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 睛明 (jīng míng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Redness, Swelling, Aversion Cold
Needling
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.62852/ytr/2025/118 ↗












