# Acupoints for Breathing Short

3 sourced protocols for Breathing Short. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/breathing-short

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP18 (Celestial Cleft), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD27 (Shu Mansion), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC2 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 2 | SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), KD06 (Shining Sea), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC2-2 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 3 | LU02 (Cloud Gate), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI16 (Great Bone), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD27 (Shu Mansion), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC4 | 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. |
| SP18 | Celestial Cleft | Spleen Meridian | In the 4th intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. |
| BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| 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. |
| KD27 | Shu Mansion | Kidney Meridian | In the depression on the lower border of the clavicle 2 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| LU02 | Cloud Gate | Lung Meridian | In the superior lateral part of the anterior thoracic wall superior to the coracoid process of the scapula in the depression of the infraclavicular fossa 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| 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. |
| LI16 | Great Bone | Large Intestine Meridian | In the upper aspect of the shoulder in the depression the between acromial extremity of the clavicle and scapular spine. |
| 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. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. |

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