# Acupoints for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy 2 sourced protocols for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/diabetic-peripheral-neuropathy ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200105-0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST31 (Thigh Gate), ST32 (Crouching Rabbit), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), ST43 (Sunken Valley), ST44 (Inner Court), SP03 (Great White), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP08 (Earth'S Cure), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | ZHANG Cheng, MA Yuan-xu, YAN Ye. Clinical Effects of Acupuncture for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 13-14 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## 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. | | 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. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. | | SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. | | LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. | | LI10 | Arm Three Miles | Large Intestine Meridian | On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | LI15 | Shoulder And Clavicle | Large Intestine Meridian | Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint. | | ST09 | Man's Prognosis | Stomach Meridian | Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle. | | ST31 | Thigh Gate | Stomach Meridian | On the anterior side of the thigh on the line connecting asis and laterosuperior corner of the patella on the level of the inferior pubis symphasis when thigh is fixed in the depression the lateral to the sartorius. | | ST32 | Crouching Rabbit | Stomach Meridian | On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | 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. | | ST43 | Sunken Valley | Stomach Meridian | In the depression the distal to the junction of the 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bones. | | ST44 | Inner Court | Stomach Meridian | Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint. | | SP03 | Great White | Spleen Meridian | Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. | | SP08 | Earth'S Cure | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths below SP09 on the line connecting tip of the medial malleolus and SP09. | | BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. | | 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. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | | BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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