3 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Chorea:
How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Chorea. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with du16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
BL20 · CV04 · CV12 · GV14 · GV16 · GV20 · XB03
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 脾俞 (pí yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du6 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250219-0002 ↗
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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
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Li-ling, Zhang Gang, Zhang Li-ping. Prof. ZHANG Zhi-jun's Experience in the Combined Treatment with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs — A Report of 3 Illustrative Cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 279-281
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