Protocol (12 points)
100%LI04 · LI20 · ST04 · ST07 · ST36 · SI18 · BL02 · TB17 · GB12 · GB14 · CV24 · XH05
LI04Junction Valley

Click to view all layers
🗺️ 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
LI20Receiving Fragrance

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 迎香 (yíng xiāng)
🎯 Location: In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; proximity to facial artery.
🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Heat, Wind, Numbness
ST04Earth Granary

Click to view all layers
🗺️ 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
ST07Below The Arch

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 下關 (xià guān)
🎯 Location: On the face anterior to the ear in the depression the between zygomatic arch and mandibular notch; point is located with mouth closed.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Swelling, Pain, Deafness, Deviation Eye
ST36Leg Three Miles

Click to view all layers
🗺️ 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
SI18Cheek Bone Hole

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 顴髎 (quán liáo)
🎯 Location: Directly below outer canthus in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Heat, Wind, Swelling, Leg Pain
TB17Hurricane

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 翳風 (yì fēng)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop
GB12Mastoid Process

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 完骨 (wán gǔ)
🎯 Location: In the depression the posterior and inferior to the mastoid process.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Epilepsy
GB14Yang Bright

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽白 (yáng bái)
🎯 Location: On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Pain, Chills, Deviation Eye
CV24Saliva Receptacle

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承漿 (chéng jiāng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the in the center of the mentolabial groove.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Sweating, Depression, Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye
XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)

Click to view all layers
🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)
🎯 Location: At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.
Needling · 18 sessions over 3 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250205-k0007 ↗




