Protocol (22 points)
90%LI04 · ST08 · ST36 · SP06 · BL11 · BL17 · BL23 · GB20 · GB34 · GB39 · CV06 · CV12 · CV17 · GV14 · GV16 · GV20 · XH01A · XH01B · XH01C · XH01D · XH03 · XH05
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
ST08Head Corner

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 頭維 (tóu wéi)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Vomiting, 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
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
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
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
GB34Yang Mound Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽陵泉 (yáng líng quán)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Jaundice, Constipation, Vomiting
CV06Sea Of Qi

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 氣海 (qì hǎi)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 1.5 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.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Yang Weakness, Abdominal Bloating
CV12Stomach Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中脘 (zhōng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the 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.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Common Cold, Depression
CV17Chest Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膻中 (dàn zhōng)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – needle transversely along the sternum. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Chest Fullness
GV14Great Vertebra

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大椎 (dà zhuī)
🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with C7 vertebra.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Shortness of Breath, Weakness, Heat, Chest Fullness
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
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
XH01AFour Spirit Brightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四神聰 (sì shén cōng)
🎯 Location: Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Depression, Wind, Deafness, Epilepsy
XH01BFour Spirit Brightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四神聰 (sì shén cōng)
🎯 Location: Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Depression, Wind, Deafness, Epilepsy
XH01CFour Spirit Brightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四神聰 (sì shén cōng)
🎯 Location: Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Depression, Wind, Deafness, Epilepsy
XH01DFour Spirit Brightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四神聰 (sì shén cōng)
🎯 Location: Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Depression, Wind, Deafness, Epilepsy
XH03Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall

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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 印堂 (yìn táng)
🎯 Location: At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Anxiety, Dizziness, Wind, Facial Pain, Insomnia
XH05Supreme Yang (Sun)

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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)
🎯 Location: At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC5



