How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Cardiovascular Risk. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)
🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath
LI04 · LI11 · ST36 · KD01 · LV03 · CV08 · GV14 · GV20
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 人迎 (rén yíng)
🎯 Location: 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.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near carotid artery; avoid deep needling.
🛡️ Treats: Asthma, Dizziness, Chest Fullness, Vomiting, Swelling
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