# Acupoints for Gastric Pain 1 sourced protocol for Gastric Pain. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/gastric-pain ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LU10 (Fish Border), SP05 (Metal Hill), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.13457/j.cnki.jncm.2025.08.020 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/434978 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | KD12 (Great Manifestation), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/6866000 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2018.07.003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 7 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV11 (Strengthen The Interior), XL25 (Plantar Court / Inner Neiting) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LU10 | Fish Border | Lung Meridian | On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand. | | SP05 | Metal Hill | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the medial malleolus midway between tuberosity of the navicular bone and tip of the medial malleolus. | | BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. | | BL21 | Stomach Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra. | | 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. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. | | KD12 | Great Manifestation | Kidney Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. | | CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. | | 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. | | ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. | | 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. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | 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. | | LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. | | CV11 | Strengthen The Interior | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | XL25 | Plantar Court / Inner Neiting | Extra Points: Lower limbs | On the foot palm, in the depression the anterior to the second and third metatarsophalaneal joint. | | SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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