Points cited for Anemia How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Anemia. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
ST36 Leg Three Miles Stomach Meridian 2 of 3 BL17 Diaphragm Shu Point Bladder Meridian 1 of 3 BL23 Kidney Shu Point Bladder Meridian 1 of 3 CV04 Original Qi Gate Conception Vessel 1 of 3 CV06 Sea Of Qi Conception Vessel 1 of 3 GB39 Suspended Bell Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 LV13 Bright Gate Liver Meridian 1 of 3 PC06 Inner Gate Pericardium Meridian 1 of 3 SP08 Earth'S Cure Spleen Meridian 1 of 3 SP10 Sea Of Blood Spleen Meridian 1 of 3 SP15 Great Horizontal Spleen Meridian 1 of 3 ST28 Waterway Stomach Meridian 1 of 3 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (9 points) 100% ST28 · ST29 · ST36 · SP08 · SP10 · SP15 · PC06 · CV04 · CV06
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 水道 (shuǐ dào)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04.
⚠️ 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: Constipation , Back Pain , Shoulder Pain , Edema , Urinary Retention
Protocol (2 points) 100% ST36 · BL23
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Shortness of Breath
Study-reported Point injection · a 60-day course
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. ST36 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1155/2022/8701779 ↗
Protocol (3 points) 100% BL17 · GB39 · LV13
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膈俞 (gé yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Shortness of Breath , Sweating , Dizziness
Study-reported Needling · 14 sessions over 2 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.51507/j.jams.2023.16.6.263 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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