Acupuncture Points for Cold Large Intestine

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

No study in this index covers Cold Large Intestine

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (3 points)

90%

BL25 · BL26 · KD16

BL25Large Intestine Shu Point

BL25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Common Cold, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Abdominal Pain

BL26Original Qi Gate Shu Point

BL26 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元俞 (guān yuán shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Constipation, Abdominal Bloating, Lower Back Pain, Bedwetting

KD16Vital Point

KD16 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 肓俞 (huāng shū)

🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the umbilicus level with CV08.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Stools Dry, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes
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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Cold Large Intestine:

Points cited for Cold Large Intestine

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Cold Large Intestine. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL25Large Intestine Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 1
  • BL26Original Qi Gate Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 1
  • KD16Vital PointKidney Meridian1 of 1

How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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