# Acupoints for Hemiplegia Post-stroke

15 sourced protocols for Hemiplegia Post-stroke. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/hemiplegia-post-stroke

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB29 (Squatting Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240180 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250130 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT01 (Highest Spring), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), PC06 (Inner Gate), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB40 (Mound), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | SP10 (Sea Of Blood), SP11 (Winnower Gate), BL37 (Gate Of Abundance), BL38 (Superficial Cleft), GV20 (100 Convergences), MS06 (Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal), MS12 (Upper-Middle Line of Occiput) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), GB40 (Mound), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2020.000412 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | LI10 (Arm Three Miles), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), BL55 (Yang Union), BL57 (Mountain Support), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.27127/d.cnki.ghlzu.2025.000611 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250130 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness), MS06 (Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1794260 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI13 (Arm Five Li), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200718-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | LI10 (Arm Three Miles), LI11 (Pond At The Bend) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200718-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB21 (Shoulder Well), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH05 (Supreme Yang (Sun)) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200915-0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | ST32 (Crouching Rabbit), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201201-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | ST24 (Slippery Flesh Gate), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST26 (Outer Mound), SP15 (Great Horizontal), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1870613 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | 冯雅娟贾晓沛 周丽军骆莉. 手足十二针联合神经松动术对气虚血瘀型脑梗死偏瘫患者肢体运动功能的影响. 针刺研究 ., [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB29 | Squatting Bone Hole | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression of the midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of the greater trochanter. |
| LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. |
| LI15 | Shoulder And Clavicle | Large Intestine Meridian | Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint. |
| GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. |
| 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. |
| HT01 | Highest Spring | Heart Meridian | When upper arm is abducted point is in the center of the axilla on the medial side of the axillary artery. |
| BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. |
| 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. |
| GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. |
| SP11 | Winnower Gate | Spleen Meridian | 6 thumb widths above the SP10 on the line drawn from SP10 to the SP12. |
| BL37 | Gate Of Abundance | Bladder Meridian | 6 thumb widths below BL36 on the line joining BL36 and BL40. |
| BL38 | Superficial Cleft | Bladder Meridian | 1 thumb width above the BL39 on the medial side of the tendon of the biceps femoris; point is located with knee slightly flexed. |
| 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. |
| MS06 | Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal | Scalp Lines | From Qianshencong (1 cun anterior to GV20) obliquely to GB06 Xuanli, crossing the bladder and gallbladder meridians. |
| MS12 | Upper-Middle Line of Occiput | Scalp Lines | On the occiput, along the posterior midline. |
| ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| LI10 | Arm Three Miles | Large Intestine Meridian | On the line joining LI05 and LI11, 2 thumb widths below cubital crease. |
| BL55 | Yang Union | Bladder Meridian | 2 thumb widths directly below BL40 between medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius on the line joining BL40 and BL57. |
| BL57 | Mountain Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted. |
| PC04 | Cleft Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC03 and PC07 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. |
| 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. |
| XH01A | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01B | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01C | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| XH01D | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. |
| LI13 | Arm Five Li | Large Intestine Meridian | On the lateral side of the upper arm on the line connecting LI11 and LI15, 3 thumb widths above the LI11. |
| GB21 | Shoulder Well | Gallbladder Meridian | On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting GV14 and acromion the at the highest point of the shoulder. |
| 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. |
| ST32 | Crouching Rabbit | Stomach Meridian | On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. |
| ST24 | Slippery Flesh Gate | Stomach Meridian | 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09. |
| ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. |
| ST26 | Outer Mound | Stomach Meridian | 1 thumb width below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV07. |
| SP15 | Great Horizontal | Spleen Meridian | 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis. |
| 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. |
| CV10 | Lower Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |

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