# Acupoints for Headache Migraine

68 sourced protocols for Headache Migraine. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/headache-migraine

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST44 (Inner Court), SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB20 (Angle Vertex), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB13 (Spirit Root), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-25 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-123 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST08 (Head Corner), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2012/543943 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-361 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-361 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST44 (Inner Court), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-361 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB40 (Mound), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-361 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | ST08 (Head Corner), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV02 (Passing Between) | – | – | doi:10.7453/gahmj.2013.060 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099538 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | TB08 (Three Yang Connection), TB19 (Skull Rest), GB33 (Yang Knee Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12967-014-0351-6 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | TB08 (Three Yang Connection), GB33 (Yang Knee Gate), GB42 (Earth Fivefold Convergence) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | LI06 (Diverging Passage), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST42 (Surging Yang) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2017.05.013 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST08 (Head Corner), ST44 (Inner Court), GB08 (Leading Valley) | – | – | doi:10.4103/ijoy.IJOY_11_18 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST44 (Inner Court), SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2021/5676718 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST08 (Head Corner), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), BL12 (Wind Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB04 (Forehead Fullness), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2020.570335 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | LI04 (Junction Valley), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1097/NRL.0000000000000386 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 18 | LI04 (Junction Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV16 (Wind Mansion), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.nicl.2022.103168 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 19 | ST08 (Head Corner), GB05 (Suspended Skull), GB08 (Leading Valley), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04349-w | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 20 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04617-9 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 21 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1002/brb3.70536 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 22 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1111/jebm.70059 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 23 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 24 | SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 25 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST44 (Inner Court), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 26 | PC06 (Inner Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 27 | LI04 (Junction Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV16 (Wind Mansion), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55454 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 28 | PC06 (Inner Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000007477 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 29 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB14 (Yang Bright), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02203.x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 30 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST08 (Head Corner), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s44424-025-00029-9 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 31 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210403-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 32 | LI04 (Junction Valley), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB40 (Mound), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.10.004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 33 | GB04 (Forehead Fullness), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2014.10.004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 34 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST45 (Running Point), BL67 (Reaching Yin), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears), GB44 (Foot Opening To Yin), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 35 | LI04 (Junction Valley), TB05 (Outer Gate), TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190714-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 36 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), BL02 (Gathered Bamboo), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.023136 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 37 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound) | – | – | doi:10.13194/j.jlunivtcm.2009.12.136.yegx.058 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 38 | GB20 (Wind Pool), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV16 (Wind Mansion) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231105-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 39 | LI04 (Junction Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV16 (Wind Mansion), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.55454 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 40 | TB23 (Silken Bamboo Hollow), GB08 (Leading Valley), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231105-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 41 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1111/jebm.70059 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 42 | TB05 (Outer Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 43 | SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 44 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST44 (Inner Court), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 45 | PC06 (Inner Gate), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.2147/JPR.S546838 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 46 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241227-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 47 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2025.102019 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 48 | ST02 (Four Direction Brightness), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), TB16 (Window Of Heaven), GB20 (Wind Pool), XH04 (Fish Waist), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250220-k0008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 49 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220910-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 50 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220910-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## 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. |
| ST44 | Inner Court | Stomach Meridian | Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint. |
| SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin. |
| BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| TB05 | Outer Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna. |
| TB20 | Angle Vertex | Triple Burner Meridian | Directly above the ear apex within the hair line. |
| GB08 | Leading Valley | Gallbladder Meridian | Superior to the apex of the auricle 1.5 thumb widths within the hairline. |
| GB13 | Spirit Root | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths within the hairline of the forehead 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV24. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| LV02 | Passing Between | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| TB08 | Three Yang Connection | Triple Burner Meridian | 4 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist between radius and ulna. |
| TB19 | Skull Rest | Triple Burner Meridian | Posterior to the ear at the junction of the upper and middle third of the curve formed by TB17 and TB20 behind helix. |
| GB33 | Yang Knee Gate | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the GB34 lateral to the knee joint in the depression above the external epicondyle of the femur. |
| GB42 | Earth Fivefold Convergence | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint between 4th and 5th metatarsal bones on the medial side of the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. |
| LI06 | Diverging Passage | Large Intestine Meridian | With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting LI05 and LI11 3 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist. |
| ST42 | Surging Yang | Stomach Meridian | On the dome of the instep of the foot between tendons of the long extensor muscle of the great the toe and long extensor muscle of the toes where pulsation of the dorsal artery of the foot is palpable. |
| BL02 | Gathered Bamboo | Bladder Meridian | On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch. |
| BL12 | Wind Gate | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra. |
| GB04 | Forehead Fullness | Gallbladder Meridian | Within the hairline of the temporal region the at the junction of the upper ¼ and lower ¾ of the distance between ST08 and GB07. |
| GV16 | Wind Mansion | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides. |
| GB05 | Suspended Skull | Gallbladder Meridian | Within the hairline of the temporal region the midway of the border line connecting ST08 and GB07. |
| GB14 | Yang Bright | Gallbladder Meridian | On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| GB41 | Foot Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. |
| ST45 | Running Point | Stomach Meridian | On the lateral side of the 2nd toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. |
| BL67 | Reaching Yin | Bladder Meridian | On the lateral side of the small toe about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. |
| TB23 | Silken Bamboo Hollow | Triple Burner Meridian | In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow. |
| GB44 | Foot Opening To Yin | Gallbladder Meridian | On the lateral side of the 4th toe about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. |
| 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. |
| GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. |
| XH05 | Supreme Yang (Sun) | Extra Points: Head | At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye. |
| ST02 | Four Direction Brightness | Stomach Meridian | Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen. |
| ST09 | Man's Prognosis | Stomach Meridian | Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle. |
| TB16 | Window Of Heaven | Triple Burner Meridian | On the lateral side of the neck directly below posterior border of the mastoid process on the level of the mandibular angle and on the posterior border of the scm. |
| XH04 | Fish Waist | Extra Points: Head | In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward. |

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