Protocol (10 points)
100%LI04 · ST40 · SP06 · PC06 · TB20 · GB04 · GB06 · GB09 · LV03 · GV26
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
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
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
PC06Inner Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內關 (nèi guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Dizziness, Spleen Qi Deficiency
GB06Suspended Tuft

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 懸釐 (xuán lí)
🎯 Location: Within the hairline at the junction of the lower ¼ and upper ¾ of the distance between ST08 and GB07.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Heat, Wind, Pain, Loss of Appetite
GB09Heavenly Surge

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天衝 (tiān chōng)
🎯 Location: Directly above the posterior border of the auricle 2 thumb widths within the hairline about 0.5 thumb widths posterior to the GB08.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Anxiety, Tinnitus, Palpitations, Swelling, Epilepsy
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
GV26Philtrum

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 人中 (rén zhōng)
🎯 Location: At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Jaundice, Depression, Wind, Chills
Needling · 15 sessions over 15 days
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1818476 ↗




















