# Acupoints for Blood Pressure Elevated 12 sourced protocols for Blood Pressure Elevated. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/blood-pressure-elevated ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | CV24 (Saliva Receptacle), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2013/808971 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/5392954 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1111/jch.14496 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033946 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | LI06 (Diverging Passage), LI07 (Warm Flow), GB37 (Bright Light), GB38 (Yang Assistance), GB39 (Suspended Bell) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.1111/jch.14496 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | Vilaval Termklinchan et al.. Effect of acupuncture on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2020 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 10 | LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/6908710 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/5392954 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/5392954 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | CV24 | Saliva Receptacle | Conception Vessel | In the depression the in the center of the mentolabial groove. | | GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. | | 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. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | ST09 | Man's Prognosis | Stomach Meridian | Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | GV23 | Upper Star | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | PC04 | Cleft Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC03 and PC07 between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. | | ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | PC05 | Intermediary Messenger | Pericardium Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. | | LI06 | Diverging Passage | Large Intestine Meridian | With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting LI05 and LI11 3 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist. | | LI07 | Warm Flow | Large Intestine Meridian | With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting LI05 and LI11, 5 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist. | | GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | | GB38 | Yang Assistance | Gallbladder Meridian | 4 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus slightly anterior to the anterior border of the fibula, between extensor digitorum longus and peroneus brevis. | | GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | | 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. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms