Acupuncture Points for Bi Closed

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

No study in this index covers Bi Closed

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (11 points)

70%

LU11 · LI01 · ST40 · HT09 · SI01 · KD01 · PC09 · TB01 · LV03 · GV20 · GV26

LU11Lesser Metal

LU11 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 少商 (shào shāng)

🎯 Location: On the radial side of the thumb about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders; caution with depth.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Sweating, Common Cold, Heat

LI01Metal Yang

LI01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 商陽 (shāng yáng)

🎯 Location: On the radial side of the index finger about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders; contraindicated in serious infections of finger.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Tinnitus, Heat, Chest Fullness

ST40Abundant Bulge

ST40 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 豐隆 (fēng lóng)

🎯 Location: 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Asthma

HT09Lesser Surge

HT09 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 少衝 (shào chōng)

🎯 Location: On the radial side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency, Heat

SI01Lesser Marsh

SI01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 少澤 (shào zé)

🎯 Location: On the ulnar side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Dizziness, Tinnitus

KD01Bubbling Spring

KD01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 湧泉 (yǒng quán)

🎯 Location: On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with severe deficiency conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Dizziness, Coughing Blood

PC09Central Surge

PC09 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中衝 (zhōng chōng)

🎯 Location: In the center of the tip of the middle finger.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Tinnitus, Heat, Vomiting

TB01Surge Gate

TB01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 關衝 (guān chōng)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the ring finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Heat, Wind

LV03Great Surge

LV03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)

🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.

⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Sweating

GV20100 Convergences

GV20 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 百會 (bǎi huì)

🎯 Location: 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.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency

GV26Philtrum

GV26 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 水溝 (shuǐ gōu)

🎯 Location: At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Jaundice, Depression, Wind, Chills

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Bi Closed:

Points cited for Bi Closed

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Bi Closed. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • GV20100 ConvergencesGoverning Vessel1 of 1
  • GV26PhiltrumGoverning Vessel1 of 1
  • HT09Lesser SurgeHeart Meridian1 of 1
  • KD01Bubbling SpringKidney Meridian1 of 1
  • LI01Metal YangLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 1
  • LU11Lesser MetalLung Meridian1 of 1
  • LV03Great SurgeLiver Meridian1 of 1
  • PC09Central SurgePericardium Meridian1 of 1
  • SI01Lesser MarshSmall Intestine Meridian1 of 1
  • ST40Abundant BulgeStomach Meridian1 of 1
  • TB01Surge GateTriple Burner Meridian1 of 1

How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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