Protocol (19 points)
100%ST20 · ST21 · ST25 · ST28 · ST34 · ST36 · ST40 · ST44 · SP06 · SP09 · SP11 · TB06 · TB13 · GB26 · LV03 · LV09 · CV04 · CV06 · CV12
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
ST21Ridge Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 梁門 (liáng mén)
🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV12.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in acute abdominal conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Qi Deficiency, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
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
ST28Waterway

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 水道 (shuǐ dào)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04.
⚠️ 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: Constipation, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Edema, Urinary Retention
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
ST44Inner Court

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內庭 (nèi tíng)
🎯 Location: Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint.
⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Tinnitus, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Pain
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
SP09Yin Mound Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陰陵泉 (yīn líng quán)
🎯 Location: On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of knee inflammation.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Fever, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice
SP11Winnower Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 箕門 (jī mén)
🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths above the SP10 on the line drawn from SP10 to the SP12.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Pain, Damp, Urinary Retention, Bedwetting
TB06Branch Ditch

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 支溝 (zhī gōu)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Tinnitus, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain
TB13Upper Arm Convergence

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臑會 (nào huì)
🎯 Location: On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 on the posterior border of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Phlegm, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
GB26Girdle Vessel

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 帶脈 (dài mài)
🎯 Location: Directly below lr13 (zhangmen) at the crossing point of the vertical line through free end of the 11th rib and horizontal line through umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Pain, Channel Stagnation, Period / Menstruation Irregular, Vaginal Discharge, Regulate Damp
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
LV09Yin Wrapping

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陰包 (yīn bāo)
🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths above the medial epicondyle of the femur between vastus medialis and sartorius.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Urinary Retention, Bedwetting, Urinary Problems, Lower Abdominal Pain, Back Sacrum Pain
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
CV06Sea Of Qi

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 氣海 (qì hǎi)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 1.5 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.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Yang Weakness, Abdominal Bloating
CV12Stomach Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中脘 (zhōng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the 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.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Common Cold, Depression
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60005-4 ↗









