How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Anxiety Pain-related. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩外俞 (jiān wài yú)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra where GV13 is located.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Wind, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 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.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
What the 1 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.