Protocol (7 points)
70%ST36 · BL20 · BL23 · KD07 · CV04 · CV09 · GV26
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
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
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
KD07Returning Flow

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 復溜 (fù liū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Fullness, Damp, Edema, Cough Pus
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
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
GV26Philtrum

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 水溝 (shuǐ gōu)
🎯 Location: At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Jaundice, Depression, Wind, Chills
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