# Acupoints for Dementia Senile Early

1 sourced protocol for Dementia Senile Early. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/dementia-senile-early

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60071-6 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |

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