Protocol (9 points)
100%BL23 · BL25 · BL40 · BL54 · BL57 · BL60 · GB30 · GB34 · GB39
BL23Kidney Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency
BL25Large Intestine Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain
BL40Middle Of The Crease

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 委中 (wěi zhōng)
🎯 Location: Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in weakness/fatigue; avoid strong stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Knee Pain, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain
BL54Lowermost In Order

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 秩邊 (zhì biān)
🎯 Location: On the level of the 4th posterior sacral foramen 3 thumb widths lateral to the median sacral crest.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Kidney Deficiency, Pain, Urinary Retention, Hemorrhoids, Sciatica
BL57Mountain Support

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承山 (chéng shān)
🎯 Location: On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Pain, Rectal Prolapse, Malaria, Hemorrhoids
BL60Kunlun (Mountains)

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 崑崙 (kūn lún)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon.
⚠️ 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: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Heat, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Pain
GB30Jumping Circle

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 環跳 (huán tiào)
🎯 Location: At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with sciatic nerve.
GB34Yang Mound Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽陵泉 (yáng líng quán)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Jaundice, Constipation, Vomiting
Needling + Moxibustion · 9 sessions over 3 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1177/2515690X251355513 ↗






