44 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Heat:
How often each point appears across the 48 entries ranked highest for Heat. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 神闕 (shén què)
🎯 Location: In the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications; often use moxa only.
🛡️ Treats: Abdominal Bloating, Rectal Prolapse, Edema, Cold Blood, Loss of Consciousness
LU01 · ST36 · BL13 · BL43 · KD03 · CV12 · CV17 · GV13 · XH15
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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
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC1LI04 · ST08 · ST36 · SP06 · BL11 · BL17 · BL23 · GB20 · GB34 · GB39 · CV06 · CV12 · CV17 · GV14 · GV16 · GV20 · XH01A · XH01B · XH01C · XH01D · XH03 · XH05
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC5LU09 · LI04 · LI11 · LI20 · BL13 · GB20
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太淵 (tài yuān)
🎯 Location: At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias; avoid excessive stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Coughing Blood, Common Cold
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Yan-qiu. Clinical Experience in Acupuncture Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 186-189LI04 · ST08 · ST36 · SP06 · BL11 · BL17 · BL23 · GB20 · GB34 · GB39 · CV06 · CV12 · CV17 · GV14 · GV16 · GV20 · XH01A · XH01B · XH01C · XH01D · XH03 · XH05
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC5LU05 · ST40 · BL13 · CV22 · XB01B
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 尺澤 (chǐ zé)
🎯 Location: On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of severe vascular disease; caution with depth at cubital fossa.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Knee Pain
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