# Acupoints for Coronary Heart Disease

7 sourced protocols for Coronary Heart Disease. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/coronary-heart-disease

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/CIA.S210751 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT06 (Yin Cleft), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC03 (Marsh At The Bend), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2021/7228033 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13609/j.cnki.1000-0313.2025.02.009 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LU09 (Great Source), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/1931839 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1177/19336586251387422 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | 程施瑞邵欣梁繁荣曾芳. 针灸治疗冠心病心绞痛的临床用穴规律分析. 时珍国医国药 ., 2014 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 7 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | YANG Xu-guang, LI Ying, TIAN Xiao-ping & LIANG Fan-rong. Comments on Selection of Non-acupoints beyond Meridians in Studies of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010; 30(4): 309-313 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC04 | Cleft Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC03 and PC07 between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| 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. |
| HT03 | Lesser Sea | Heart Meridian | With elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting medial end of the cubital crease and medial epicondyle of the humerus. |
| HT06 | Yin Cleft | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist. |
| 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. |
| PC03 | Marsh At The Bend | Pericardium Meridian | On the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of the biceps brachii. |
| CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. |
| LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CV14 | Great Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 6 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |

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