🎯 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, ST40, HT05, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.16808/j.cnki.issn1003-7705.2018.01.067 ↗
🎯 Location: 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.
Corroborated by a second study. ST40, HT05, TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210197 ↗
🎯 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, ST40, HT05, GB12, GB20, CV23, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2017/2349794 ↗
🎯 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, HT05, GB12, GB20, LV03, CV23, GV20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2017/2349794 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. TB17, GB20, CV23 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2018/6126410 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. TB17, GB20, CV23, GV16 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2018/6126410 ↗
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How the studies delivered it
What the 28 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling18 of 28
Electroacupuncture7 of 28
Bloodletting2 of 28
Acupressure1 of 28
Moxibustion1 of 28
Sessions: the 16 studies that gave a count ran a median of 24 (middle half 20 to 25).
Course: the 19 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 26 days to 4 weeks).
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.
