# Acupoints for Executive Function Impaired

3 sourced protocols for Executive Function Impaired. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/executive-function-impaired

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LU09 (Great Source), ST08 (Head Corner), KD03 (Great Stream), GB13 (Spirit Root), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.12688/f1000research.146897.4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT09 (Lesser Surge), PC09 (Central Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.clinsp.2025.100770 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD06 (Shining Sea), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230501-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| ST08 | Head Corner | Stomach Meridian | On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| GB13 | Spirit Root | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths within the hairline of the forehead 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV24. |
| 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. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |
| GV24 | Spirit Court | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| HT09 | Lesser Surge | Heart Meridian | On the radial side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. |
| PC09 | Central Surge | Pericardium Meridian | In the center of the tip of the middle finger. |
| 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. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th 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. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |

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