Protocol (5 points)
70%SP09 · BL23 · BL28 · KD06 · CV03
SP09Yin Mound Spring

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陰陵泉 (yīn líng quán)
🎯 Location: On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of knee inflammation.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Fever, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice
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
BL28Bladder Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膀胱俞 (páng guāng shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Qi Deficiency, Constipation, Abdominal Pain, Swelling
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
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
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