Protocol (9 points)
100%ST08 · ST25 · ST36 · SP06 · GB16 · CV02 · CV03 · CV04 · CV08
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
ST25Celestial Pivot

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. 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, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
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
CV02Curved Bone

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲骨 (qū gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the midpoint of the upper border of the symphysis pubis.
⚠️ 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: Deficiency, Damp, Fullness, Bedwetting, Painful Urination
CV03Central Pivot

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中極 (zhōng jí)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 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. Empty the bladder before needling.
🛡️ Treats: Absent Periods, Back Pain, Pain, Damp, Edema
CV04Original Qi Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 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. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Kidney Deficiency
CV08Spirit Palace Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 神闕 (shén què)
🎯 Location: In the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications; often use moxa only.
🛡️ Treats: Abdominal Bloating, Rectal Prolapse, Edema, Cold Blood, Loss of Consciousness
Needling + Moxibustion + Point injection · 11 sessions over 86 days
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.10.003 ↗







