# Acupoints for Circadian Rhythm Disorder

1 sourced protocol for Circadian Rhythm Disorder. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/circadian-rhythm-disorder

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST08 (Head Corner), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences), CVC01 (Heart), TF10 (Shenmen) | Needling, 12 sessions over 4 weeks | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251202-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST08 | Head Corner | Stomach Meridian | On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| 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. |
| CVC01 | Heart | Auricular Points | A depression which is located at the center of Cavum Concha. |
| TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. |

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