Protocol (7 points)
100%LI04 · ST02 · ST04 · SI18 · BL02 · TB17 · GB14
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
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
ST04Earth Granary

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🗺️ 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
SI18Cheek Bone Hole

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🗺️ 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

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🗺️ 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
GB14Yang Bright

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🗺️ 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
Needling + Electroacupuncture · 24 sessions over 4 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231014-k0003 ↗


