# Acupoints for Difficulty Swallowing 5 sourced protocols for Difficulty Swallowing. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/difficulty-swallowing ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | XB02C4 (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C4), XB02C5 (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C5), XB02C6 (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C6) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC6 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 2 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL46 (Diaphragm Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC7 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL16 (Governing Vessel Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC8 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI18 (Beside The Prominence), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | – | – | Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 5 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL46 (Diaphragm Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | – | – | Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC7 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | XB02C4 | Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C4 | Extra Points: Back | 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the fourth cervical vertebra. | | XB02C5 | Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C5 | Extra Points: Back | 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the fifth cervical vertebra. | | XB02C6 | Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C6 | Extra Points: Back | 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the sixth cervical vertebra. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | 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. | | SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. | | 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. | | BL21 | Stomach 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 12th thoracic vertebra. | | BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. | | BL46 | Diaphragm Gate | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level of the inferior angle of the scapula. | | 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. | | PC07 | Great Mound | Pericardium Meridian | In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | CV22 | Celestial Prominence | Conception Vessel | In the center of the suprasternal fossa. | | BL16 | Governing Vessel Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV10 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 6th 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. | | LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. | | 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. | | LI18 | Beside The Prominence | Large Intestine Meridian | On the lateral side of the neck, level with tip of the adam's apple between sternal and clavicular heads of the scm muscle. | | 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. | | LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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