5 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Autonomic Dysfunction:
How often each point appears across the 6 entries ranked highest for Autonomic Dysfunction. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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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
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 郄門 (qiè mén)
🎯 Location: 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting pc3 and pc7 between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Anxiety, Coughing Blood, Vomiting, Blood Stagnation
SP04 · SP06 · SP10 · PC06 · CV04 · CV06
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)
🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 間使 (jiān shǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Palpitations, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain, Aversion Cold
ST36 · ST40 · SP06 · PC06 · LV03 · GV20 · GV23 · GV26 · XH03
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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
ST25 · BL23 · BL25 · BL28 · BL32 · KD06 · CV03 · CV04 · GV04 · GV20
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241203-k0005 ↗
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