# Acupoints for Achalasia

2 sourced protocols for Achalasia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/achalasia

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI17 (Celestial Tripod), LI18 (Beside The Prominence), CV22 (Celestial Prominence), CV23 (Clean Spring) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190117-00014 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL16 (Governing Vessel Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC8 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LI17 | Celestial Tripod | Large Intestine Meridian | On the lateral side of the neck at the posterior border of the scm muscle beside laryngeal protuberance at the midpoint of the line connecting LI18 and ST12. |
| LI18 | Beside The Prominence | Large Intestine Meridian | On the lateral side of the neck, level with tip of the adam's apple between sternal and clavicular heads of the scm muscle. |
| CV22 | Celestial Prominence | Conception Vessel | In the center of the suprasternal fossa. |
| CV23 | Clean Spring | Conception Vessel | Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| BL16 | Governing Vessel Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV10 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL21 | Stomach Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |

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