# Acupoints for Angina Stable

6 sourced protocols for Angina Stable. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/angina-stable

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/619706 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-015-0653-0 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2021/6634404 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT06 (Yin Cleft), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC03 (Marsh At The Bend), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2021/7228033 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP03 (Great White), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1177/09645284211055754 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP03 (Great White), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1177/09645284211055754 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| BL14 | Absolute Yin 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 4th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th 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. |
| CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. |
| PC04 | Cleft Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC03 and PC07 between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| HT03 | Lesser Sea | Heart Meridian | With elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting medial end of the cubital crease and medial epicondyle of the humerus. |
| HT06 | Yin Cleft | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| PC03 | Marsh At The Bend | Pericardium Meridian | On the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of the biceps brachii. |
| LU07 | Interrupted Sequence | Lung Meridian | Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus. |
| 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. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the 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. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| 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. |
| LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |

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