1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Confusion:
How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Confusion. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 扶突 (fú tū)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the neck, level with tip of the adam's apple between sternal and clavicular heads of the scm muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; proximity to carotid artery and thyroid.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Asthma, Swelling, Sore Throat, Facial Pain
LI04 · LI11 · SP06 · BL07 · TB05 · GB08 · GB34 · LV03 · GV20
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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
LI04 · LI11 · ST08 · HT07 · BL07 · KD07 · GB08 · GB13 · GB34 · LV02 · GV20 · GV24
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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
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