# Acupoints for Heart Failure

7 sourced protocols for Heart Failure. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/heart-failure

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Result | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Electroacupuncture, 5 sessions over 5 days | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-017-1864-3 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LU01 (Central Mansion), LU02 (Cloud Gate), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), CV17 (Chest Centre) | Laser, 10 sessions over 2 weeks | – | doi:10.1186/s43044-023-00337-6 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Needling | – | doi:10.3390/biomedicines13010176 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL14 (Absolute Yin Shu Point), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Electroacupuncture, 32 sessions over 16 weeks | – | doi:10.1186/s43044-025-00698-0 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | HT05 (Inward Connection), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | 罗燕訾勇 陈启城张思静. 针刺内关、通里穴对老年衰弱合并慢性心力衰竭患者心功能和TGF-β1、CTGF的影响. 广西中医药 ., 2024 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) | – | – | 罗燕訾勇 陈启城张思静. 针刺内关、通里穴对老年衰弱合并慢性心力衰竭患者心功能和TGF-β1、CTGF的影响. 广西中医药 ., 2024 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 7 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | Point injection | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1836620 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 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. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| PC05 | Intermediary Messenger | Pericardium Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| 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. |
| LU01 | Central Mansion | Lung Meridian | 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. |
| LU02 | Cloud Gate | Lung Meridian | In the superior lateral part of the anterior thoracic wall superior to the coracoid process of the scapula in the depression of the infraclavicular fossa 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| 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. |
| BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. |
| CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| BL14 | Absolute Yin 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 4th thoracic vertebra. |
| 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. |
| HT05 | Inward Connection | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist. |

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