# Acupoints for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

17 sourced protocols for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2011/303198 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008338 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/1439141 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000018918 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030429 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | ST28 (Waterway), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030925 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | ST28 (Waterway), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020376 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2024.000579 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2024.000579 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231222-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | ST28 (Waterway), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), TB06 (Branch Ditch), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190923-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000030429 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | 谭小华梁建厂青姚朱文红唐咏玫. 苍龟探穴针法治疗良性前列腺增生症的临床效果观察. 中国当代医药 ., 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 15 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059449 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | Zhishun Liu. Electroacupuncture at Zhongliao Point in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Its Specificities of Acupoint. Journal of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 2011 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## 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. |
| 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. |
| CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| 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. |
| BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. |
| SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. |
| BL35 | Meeting Of Yang | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the tip of the coccyx. |
| ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. |
| 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. |
| BL28 | Bladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV02 | Curved Bone | Conception Vessel | On the midpoint of the upper border of the symphysis pubis. |
| BL31 | Upper Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| TB06 | Branch Ditch | Triple Burner Meridian | 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum. |

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