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Acupuncture Points for Fire Deficiency

3 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Fire Deficiency:

Fire DeficiencyFire DeficiencyDiscomfort ChestDiscomfort ChestAnxietyPoor Appetite

Points cited for Fire Deficiency

How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Fire Deficiency. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • KD03Great StreamKidney Meridian2 of 3
  • BL13Lung Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 3
  • BL43Vital Region Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 3
  • CV12Stomach CentreConception Vessel1 of 3
  • CV17Chest CentreConception Vessel1 of 3
  • GV13Way Of HappinessGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • KD06Shining SeaKidney Meridian1 of 3
  • LI02Second SpaceLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 3
  • LI04Junction ValleyLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 3
  • LU01Central MansionLung Meridian1 of 3
  • ST06Jaw BoneStomach Meridian1 of 3
  • ST07Below The ArchStomach Meridian1 of 3

No study in this index covers Fire Deficiency

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (9 points)

90%

LU01 · ST36 · BL13 · BL43 · KD03 · CV12 · CV17 · GV13 · XH15

Pulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis TbCoughSputum WhiteSputum BloodHaemoptysisChest PainDiscomfort ChestFeverSweating NighttimeFatiguePoor AppetiteWeight LowDiarrheaAnxietyHeat Five PalmListlessnessTemperature 37.8Complexion PallorMalar FlushVoice WeaknessTongue Coating PaleTongue Body ThinTongue Coating YellowPulse DeepPulse ThinPulse WeakShortness of BreathLung Yin DeficiencySpleen WeaknessStomach WeaknessKidney Yin DeficiencyFire DeficiencyHeat DeficiencyLung WeaknessUpright Zheng Qi WeaknessBenefit Regulate QiPhlegmPulmonary TuberculosisTuberculosis TbSputum WhiteSputum BloodChest PainDiscomfort ChestSweating NighttimePoor AppetiteWeight LowHeat Five PalmTemperature 37.8Complexion PallorMalar FlushVoice WeaknessTongue Coating PaleTongue Body ThinTongue Coating YellowPulse DeepPulse ThinPulse WeakLung Yin DeficiencySpleen WeaknessStomach WeaknessKidney Yin DeficiencyFire DeficiencyHeat DeficiencyLung WeaknessUpright Zheng Qi WeaknessBenefit Regulate Qi
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LU01Central Mansion

LU01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)

🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC1

Protocol (3 points)

90%

XB02C4 · XB02C5 · XB02C6

Discomfort ChestFire DeficiencyTongue Body RedTongue Coating ThickEsophagitisDifficulty SwallowingDiscomfort OesophagusHyperaemiaBleeding ThroatDepressionPulse WiryPulse SlipperyYege ExcessQi StagnationPhlegm Upper BurnerHeat Middle BurnerStasis BloodBenefit Regulate DiaphragmCollateralsDiscomfort ChestFire DeficiencyTongue Body RedTongue Coating ThickDifficulty SwallowingDiscomfort OesophagusBleeding ThroatPulse WiryPulse SlipperyYege ExcessQi StagnationPhlegm Upper BurnerHeat Middle BurnerStasis BloodBenefit Regulate Diaphragm
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XB02C4Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C4

XB02C4 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Back

🇨🇳 Chinese: 華佗夾脊 (huá tuó jiā jǐ)

🎯 Location: 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the fourth cervical vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution near spinal cord; avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Qi Stagnation, Circulation Blood, Neck Disorder, Regulate Six Fu, Regulate Five Zang

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC6

Protocol (7 points)

90%

LI02 · LI04 · ST06 · ST07 · ST44 · KD03 · KD06

ToothacheToothacheFire Deficiency
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LI02Second Space

LI02 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 二間 (èr jiān)

🎯 Location: In the depression of the radial side of the index finger distal to the 2nd metacarpophalangeal joint; point located with finger slightly flexed.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in local skin infections.

🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Common Cold, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Deviation Eye

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Tang Hua-Sheng et al.. [Controlled observation on combination of Shu-stream and Ying-spring acupoints for toothache].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2013
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How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.