🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.
Corroborated by a second study. LI11, ST36, SP06, GB20, CV23 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-214 ↗
🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, ST06, ST07, ST36, SP06, CV23 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250218-k0004 ↗
🎯 Location: Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus.
⚠️ Cautions: Use with caution in patients with radial nerve sensitivity.
Corroborated by a second study. LU07, KD06, CV24 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10421 ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, LI11, SP06, CV04, GV14, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1330054 ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, TB05, GB34, LV03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
Corroborated by a second study. LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP06, BL10, TB05, GB20, GB34, LV03, CV23, GV16 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1193-y ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 40 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling33 of 40
Electroacupuncture10 of 40
Bloodletting5 of 40
Acupressure2 of 40
Point injection1 of 40
Moxibustion1 of 40
Sessions: the 17 studies that gave a count ran a median of 24 (middle half 18 to 28).
Course: the 23 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 26 days to 29 days).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.
