Results for vasculitis temporal-arteritis

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (6 points)

100%

ST08 · SI19 · BL08 · GB01 · GB08 · GB18

ST08Head Corner

ST08 acupoint
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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

SI19Palace Of Hearing

SI19 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 聽宮 (tīng gōng)

🎯 Location: Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible in the depression the formed when mouth is open.

⚠️ Cautions: Needle with the mouth open, and avoid deep needling towards the tympanic membrane.

🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Deafness, Epilepsy, Voice Loss, Toothache

BL08Declining Connection

BL08 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 絡卻 (luò què)

🎯 Location: 5.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline and 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Depression, Vomiting

GB01Pupil Crevice

GB01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 瞳子髎 (tóng zǐ liáo)

🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.

⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Wind, Redness, Swelling, Deviation Eye

GB08Leading Valley

GB08 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 率谷 (shuài gǔ)

🎯 Location: Superior to the apex of the auricle 1.5 thumb widths within the hairline.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.

🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Dizziness, Vomiting, Wind, Pain

GB18Spirit Support

GB18 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 承靈 (chéng líng)

🎯 Location: On the head, 4 thumb widths above the anterior hairline and 22.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Pain, Aversion Cold

Study-reported

Needling

Improved from baseline; no control group

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.1016/j.jams.2017.12.002 ↗
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