# Acupoints for Encephalitis

6 sourced protocols for Encephalitis. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/encephalitis

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound), CV23 (Clean Spring), GV15 (Gate Of Muteness) | Needling | Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), GV26 (Philtrum), XU11A (Ten Diffusions), XU11B (Ten Diffusions), XU11C (Ten Diffusions), XU11D (Ten Diffusions), XU11E (Ten Diffusions), XU11F (Ten Diffusions), XU11G (Ten Diffusions), XU11H (Ten Diffusions), XU11I (Ten Diffusions), XU11J (Ten Diffusions) | Needling, 2 sessions over 2 days | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 3 | LU11 (Lesser Metal), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall), XL04 (Clear The Brain) | Needling, 2 sessions over 2 days | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 4 | LU11 (Lesser Metal), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP01 (Hidden White), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall), XL04 (Clear The Brain), AT15 (Brain) | Needling + Acupressure | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 5 | LU11 (Lesser Metal), LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST31 (Thigh Gate), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP01 (Hidden White), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall), XL04 (Clear The Brain), AT15 (Brain) | Needling + Acupressure | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 6 | MS13 (Upper-Lateral Line of Occiput) | Needling + Electroacupuncture | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GB40 | Mound | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. |
| CV23 | Clean Spring | Conception Vessel | Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone. |
| GV15 | Gate Of Muteness | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline in the depression the below spinous process of the 1st cervical vertebra. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. |
| XU11A | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11B | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11C | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11D | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11E | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11F | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11G | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11H | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11I | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| XU11J | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. |
| LU11 | Lesser Metal | Lung Meridian | On the radial side of the thumb about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. |
| KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. |
| XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. |
| XL04 | Clear The Brain | Extra Points: Lower limbs | 2 thumb widths proximal to the ST41, in the line connecting ST36 and ST41.. |
| ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. |
| SP01 | Hidden White | Spleen Meridian | On the medial side of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. |
| AT15 | Brain | Auricular Points | On both ears, located at the center of the upper part of the interior Antitragus. |
| 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. |
| MS13 | Upper-Lateral Line of Occiput | Scalp Lines | On the occiput, lateral to and parallel with the upper-middle line. |

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