# Acupoints for Bloating Abdominal 10 sourced protocols for Bloating Abdominal. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/bloating-abdominal ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2013/605460 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/8751958 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/8751958 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/3518179 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LU11 (Lesser Metal), HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT09 (Lesser Surge), SI02 (Front Valley), SI03 (Back Stream), BL66 (Foot Valley Passage), KD10 (Yin Valley), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears), LV01 (Big Mound) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP15 (Great Horizontal), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1580163 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101227 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s11726-023-1357-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.wjam.2025.03.003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1782020 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. | | LU11 | Lesser Metal | Lung Meridian | On the radial side of the thumb about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. | | HT03 | Lesser Sea | Heart Meridian | With elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting medial end of the cubital crease and medial epicondyle of the humerus. | | HT09 | Lesser Surge | Heart Meridian | On the radial side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. | | SI02 | Front Valley | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the crease in the front of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger at the junction of the red and white skin. | | SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin. | | BL66 | Foot Valley Passage | Bladder Meridian | Anterior to the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint at the junction of the red and white skin. | | KD10 | Yin Valley | Kidney Meridian | When knee is flexed point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus at the level with BL40. | | GB41 | Foot Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. | | LV01 | Big Mound | Liver Meridian | On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | SP15 | Great Horizontal | Spleen Meridian | 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis. | | 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. | | ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | 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. | | 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. | --- 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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