Protocol (10 points)
100%LI04 · SI03 · BL10 · BL11 · BL12 · TB03 · TB10 · GB20 · GB21 · GV16
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
SI03Back Stream

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 後谿 (hòu xī)
🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Common Cold
BL10Celestial Pillar

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天柱 (tiān zhù)
🎯 Location: 1.3 thumb widths lateral to the midpoint of the posterior hairline and in the depression on the lateral aspect of the trapezius.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Pain, Epilepsy, Nasal Congestion
BL11Great Shuttle

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大杼 (dà zhù)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV13 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Knee Pain
BL12Wind Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風門 (fēng mén)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath
TB03Central Islet

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中渚 (zhōng zhǔ)
🎯 Location: When fist is clenched point is on the dorsum of the hand between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones in the depression the proximal to the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
TB10Heavenly Well

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天井 (tiān jǐng)
🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the about 1 thumb width superior to the olecranon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Phlegm, Sweating, Palpitations
GB21Shoulder Well

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩井 (jiān jǐng)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting GV14 and acromion the at the highest point of the shoulder.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – risk of pneumothorax. 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, Phlegm, Kidney Deficiency, Depression
GV16Wind Mansion

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風府 (fēng fǔ)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution; proximity to foramen magnum.
🛡️ Treats: Stress, Heat Chest, Anxiety, Sweating, Dizziness
Needling + Point injection
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.036 ↗











