Protocol (10 points)
100%ST44 · SP06 · BL15 · BL17 · BL23 · KD06 · KD07 · PC07 · LV03 · GV20
ST44Inner Court

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內庭 (nèi tíng)
🎯 Location: Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint.
⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Tinnitus, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Pain
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
BL15Heart Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 心俞 (xīn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling – risk of pneumothorax. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Anxiety, Sweating, Coughing Blood
BL17Diaphragm Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膈俞 (gé shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Sweating, Dizziness
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
KD06Shining Sea

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 照海 (zhào hǎi)
🎯 Location: In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus.
⚠️ 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: Heat Deficiency, Dizziness, Constipation, Chest Fullness, Abdominal Bloating
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
PC07Great Mound

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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大陵 (dà líng)
🎯 Location: In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Fever, Anxiety, Palpitations, Jaundice
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
GV20100 Convergences

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 百會 (bǎi huì)
🎯 Location: On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency
Needling
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.7759/cureus.65890 ↗

