Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (5 points) 100% BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34 · GV01
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Common Cold , Vomiting , Back Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)
🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Anxiety , Common Cold , Pain , Damp
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Protocol (5 points) 100% BL31 · BL32 · BL33 · BL34 · GV01
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上髎 (shàng liáo)
🎯 Location: On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacroiliac dysfunction.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Common Cold , Vomiting , Back Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)
🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Anxiety , Common Cold , Pain , Damp
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1517325 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Constipation , Vomiting , Abdominal Bloating
Study-reported Needling · 10 sessions
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2013/975769 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Buy Related symptoms Often treated alongside Defecation Frequent:
Points cited for Defecation Frequent How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Defecation Frequent. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
BL31 Upper Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 2 of 3 BL32 Second Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 2 of 3 BL33 Middle Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 2 of 3 BL34 Lower Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 2 of 3 GV01 Long Strength Governing Vessel 2 of 3 ST25 Celestial Pivot Stomach Meridian 1 of 3 How the studies delivered it What the 2 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling 2 of 2 Electroacupuncture 1 of 2 After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
