# Acupoints for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 6 sourced protocols for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1038/s41398-022-01914-0 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200424-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | Beomyong Song et al.. 3 Case Reports of ADHD Children treated with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, 2004 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 4 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | Beomyong Song et al.. 3 Case Reports of ADHD Children treated with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, 2004 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 5 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | Beomyong Song et al.. 3 Case Reports of ADHD Children treated with Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry, 2004 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 6 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | Tas D, Acar HV. Does acupuncture have a positive effect on school success in children? J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(4): 450-454. | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | XH01A | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH01B | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH01C | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH01D | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | 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. | | GV23 | Upper Star | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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