# Acupoints for Cold Stomach

3 sourced protocols for Cold Stomach. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/cold-stomach

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST20 (Receiving Fullness), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL46 (Diaphragm Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 2 | ST20 (Receiving Fullness), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL46 (Diaphragm Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 3 | SP14 (Abdominal Bind) | – | – | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST20 | Receiving Fullness | Stomach Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV13. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| BL46 | Diaphragm Gate | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level of the inferior angle of the scapula. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CV13 | Upper Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| SP14 | Abdominal Bind | Spleen Meridian | 13 thumb widths below SP15, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of the rectus abdominis. |

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