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Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Shi Y, Cui Y, Wu H, Zhang W, Zhao C, Liu H, Guo L, Wu B, Yu A, Zhang Y. Effects of mild-warming moxibustion on Bcl-2 and PKC expressions of peripheral blood in elderly people. J Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2012, 32(1): 45-51
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ 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.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Li-ling, Zhang Gang, Zhang Li-ping. Prof. ZHANG Zhi-jun's Experience in the Combined Treatment with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs — A Report of 3 Illustrative Cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 279-281
🎯 Location: 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.
⚠️ Cautions: Use with caution in patients with radial nerve sensitivity.
