# Acupoints for Acne Vulgaris 7 sourced protocols for Acne Vulgaris. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/acne-vulgaris ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI20 (Receiving Fragrance), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST06 (Jaw Bone), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP03 (Great White), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-12-82 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(14)60007-8 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST44 (Inner Court), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), GB14 (Yang Bright), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201007-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | CVC02 (Lung), IN01 (Endocrine), TF10 (Shenmen), TR01 (Adrenal Gland) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210519-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | Xu JF, Lin RZ, Wang J, Wu YL, Wang YX, Zhang YQ, Xi CL, Wu Q. Effect of acupuncture anesthesia on acne vulgaris of pricking-bloodletting cupping: a single-blind randomized clinical trail. J Tradit Chin Med 2013; 33(6): 752-756 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 6 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | Unnamed CNKI record, 2013 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | Jianfeng XuRuizhu LinJing WangYongli WuYingxu WangYuequan ZhangChaolei XiQiang Wu. Effect of acupuncture anesthesia on acne vulgaris of pricking-blood-letting cupping: a single-blind randomized clinical trail OA. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ., 2013 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | LI20 | Receiving Fragrance | Large Intestine Meridian | In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi. | | ST02 | Four Direction Brightness | Stomach Meridian | Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen. | | ST06 | Jaw Bone | Stomach Meridian | One finger breadth (middle finger) anterior & superior to the lower angle of the mandible where masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched & depressive when it is pressed. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | SP03 | Great White | Spleen Meridian | Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. | | SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. | | SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. | | HT08 | Lesser Mansion | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests. | | 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. | | LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. | | LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. | | GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. | | ST44 | Inner Court | Stomach Meridian | Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | 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. | | GB14 | Yang Bright | Gallbladder Meridian | On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CVC02 | Lung | Auricular Points | Occupies the lower area adjacent to the Heart area. Lower Lung is the Ipsilateral Lung. | | IN01 | Endocrine | Auricular Points | On both ears, in the inferior portion of the Cavum Concha, 0.5 cm down from the notch between the Tragus and the Antitragus. It is corresponding to the conarium of the body. | | TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. | | TR01 | Adrenal Gland | Auricular Points | In the center of the lower part of the Tragus. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms