Protocol (33 points)
100%LI04 · LI11 · ST21 · ST24 · ST25 · ST26 · ST27 · ST28 · ST32 · ST34 · ST36 · ST37 · ST39 · ST40 · ST44 · SP04 · SP06 · SP09 · SP14 · SP15 · SP16 · BL20 · BL21 · TB06 · GB26 · LV13 · CV04 · CV06 · CV07 · CV09 · CV10 · CV12 · CV13
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
LI11Pond At The Bend

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲池 (qū chí)
🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency. Avoid excessive stimulation in weak patients.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Heat, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
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
ST24Slippery Flesh Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 滑肉門 (huá ròu mén)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Depression, Vomiting, Upper Stomach Pain, Vomiting Blood
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
ST26Outer Mound

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 外陵 (wài líng)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV07.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain, Absent Periods, Pain, Shan Disorder
ST27Great Bulge

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大巨 (dà jù)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV05.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Palpitations, Insomnia, Urinary Retention, Agitation, Fullness
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
ST32Crouching Rabbit

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 伏兔 (fú tù)
🎯 Location: On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Common Cold, Pain, Lower Back Pain, Channel Stagnation
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
ST37Upper Great Hollow

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上巨虛 (shàng jù xū)
🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Common Cold
ST39Lower Great Hollow

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 下巨虛 (xià jù xū)
🎯 Location: 9 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Pain, Breast Abscess, Dysentery, Pharyngitis
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
SP04Grandfather Grandson

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)
🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
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
SP14Abdominal Bind

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腹結 (fù jié)
🎯 Location: 13 thumb widths below SP15, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of the rectus abdominis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Dysentery
SP15Great Horizontal

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大橫 (dà héng)
🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Qi Stagnation, Damp
SP16Abdominal Lament

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腹哀 (fù āi)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths above the center of the umbilicus, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Dysentery, Pain Around Navel, Blood in Stool, Undigested Food in Stool
BL20Spleen Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 脾俞 (pí shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Spleen Qi Deficiency
BL21Stomach Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 胃俞 (wèi shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Jaundice, Vomiting
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
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
LV13Bright Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 章門 (zhāng mén)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the abdomen below free end of the 11th rib.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; caution with spleen.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice
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
CV07Yin Intersection

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陰交 (yīn jiāo)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 1 thumb width below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Knee Pain, Constipation, Abdominal Pain, Absent Periods
CV09Water Separation

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 水分 (shuǐ fēn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 1 thumb width above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Edema, Stomach Deficiency, Breathing Problems, Heart Pain
CV10Lower Stomach

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 下脘 (xià wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Upper Stomach Pain, Nausea, Food Stagnation, Abdominal Fullness, Urine Dark
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
CV13Upper Stomach

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上脘 (shàng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Palpitations, Jaundice, Heat, Vomiting
Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 ↗











