Protocol (7 points)
100%LU09 · LU10 · LI04 · LI20 · SP03 · HT08 · GV23
LU09Great Source

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太淵 (tài yuān)
🎯 Location: At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias; avoid excessive stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Coughing Blood, Common Cold
LU10Fish Border

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚際 (yú jì)
🎯 Location: On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Anxiety, Tongue Coating Yellow, Heat Deficiency
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
LI20Receiving Fragrance

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 迎香 (yíng xiāng)
🎯 Location: In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; proximity to facial artery.
🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Heat, Wind, Numbness
SP03Great White

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太白 (tài bái)
🎯 Location: Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Knee Pain, Constipation, Heat, Vomiting
HT08Lesser Mansion

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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 少府 (shào fǔ)
🎯 Location: When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Anxiety, Palpitations, Qi Deficiency, Common Cold
GV23Upper Star

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上星 (shàng xīng)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Depression, Wind, Redness, Swelling, Malaria
Needling + Electroacupuncture
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1093/ecam/nep240 ↗
