🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ 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.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, CV12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.009 ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ 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.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05975385
Substantiated by a study. LI04, PC06 also appear in a study-reported protocol for the same search. That study did not test this prescription. doi:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.03.009 ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ 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.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, CV12 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.2147/NDT.S601078 ↗
