# Acupoints for Anorectal Pain 5 sourced protocols for Anorectal Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/anorectal-pain ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), BL57 (Mountain Support), GB26 (Girdle Vessel), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV01 (Long Strength), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035462 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.5152/tjg.2024.22516 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV01 (Long Strength) | – | – | doi:10.22246/jikm.2024.45.1.111 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), BL57 (Mountain Support), GB26 (Girdle Vessel), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV01 (Long Strength), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000035462 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.5152/tjg.2024.22516 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | 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. | | BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. | | BL35 | Meeting Of Yang | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the tip of the coccyx. | | BL57 | Mountain Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted. | | GB26 | Girdle Vessel | Gallbladder Meridian | Directly below lr13 (zhangmen) at the crossing point of the vertical line through free end of the 11th rib and horizontal line through umbilicus. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | GV01 | Long Strength | Governing Vessel | Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position. | | GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. | | BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. | | BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. | | BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. | | 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. | --- 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/. 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