Protocol (14 points)
100%LI04 · ST36 · KD03 · TB03 · TB05 · TB17 · TB18 · TB19 · TB20 · TB21 · TB22 · GB02 · GB08 · GB20
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
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
KD03Great Stream

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太谿 (tài xī)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Heat Deficiency, Asthma
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.
TB05Outer Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 外關 (wài guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Sweating, Kidney Deficiency, Dizziness, Tinnitus
TB17Hurricane

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 翳風 (yì fēng)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop
TB18Spasm Vessel

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 瘈脈 (chì mài)
🎯 Location: In the center of the mastoid process at the junction of the middle and lower third of the curve formed by TB17 and TB20 posterior to the helix.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
TB19Skull Rest

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 顱息 (lú xī)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the ear at the junction of the upper and middle third of the curve formed by TB17 and TB20 behind helix.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Tinnitus
TB21Ear Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 耳門 (ěr mén)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior to the supratragic notch and behind posterior border of the condyloid process of the mandible; point is located with mouth open.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with auricular cartilage.
TB22Harmony Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 耳和髎 (ěr hé liáo)
🎯 Location: Anterior and superior to the TB21 at the level with root of the auricle on the posterior border of the hair line of the temple where superficial temporal artery passes.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Wind, Swelling, Pain, Facial Droop
Needling · 12 sessions over 4 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.5114/pq.2021.108662 ↗








