# Acupoints for Cold Intolerance 4 sourced protocols for Cold Intolerance. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/cold-intolerance ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.12.008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | BL11 (Great Shuttle), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL19 (Gallbladder Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL22 (Sanjiao Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), GV02 (Lumbar Point), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate), GV05 (Suspended Pivot), GV06 (Spine Centre), GV07 (Central Pivot), GV08 (Sinew Contraction), GV09 (Reaching Yang), GV10 (Spirit Tower), GV11 (Spirit Path), GV12 (Body Pillar), GV13 (Way Of Happiness), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12967-023-04250-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2016.09.016 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJGM.S481418 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## 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. | | BL11 | Great Shuttle | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV13 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra. | | 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. | | BL14 | Absolute Yin Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra. | | BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. | | BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. | | BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. | | BL19 | Gallbladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th 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. | | BL21 | Stomach Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra. | | BL22 | Sanjiao Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV05 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar 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. | | BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. | | GV02 | Lumbar Point | Governing Vessel | In the hiatus of the sacrum. | | GV03 | Yang Lumbar Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest. | | GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | GV05 | Suspended Pivot | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra. | | GV06 | Spine Centre | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | | GV07 | Central Pivot | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra. | | GV08 | Sinew Contraction | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. | | GV09 | Reaching Yang | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level with inferior angle of the scapula. | | GV10 | Spirit Tower | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. | | GV11 | Spirit Path | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. | | GV12 | Body Pillar | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. | | GV13 | Way Of Happiness | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra. | | GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | --- 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/. 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