Acupuncture Points for Hepatitis

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Hepatitis:

Jaundice Cholestatic

Points cited for Hepatitis

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Hepatitis. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • LV03Great SurgeLiver Meridian1 of 1
  • ST36Leg Three MilesStomach Meridian1 of 1

No study in this index covers Hepatitis

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (2 points)

90%

ST36 · LV03

HepatitisJaundice Cholestatic
Point 1 of 2

ST36Leg Three Miles

ST36 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath

LV03Great Surge

LV03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)

🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.

⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Sweating

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

鲁利碧. 电针刺激穴位治疗瘀胆型黄疸肝炎的护理研究. 实用临床护理学电子杂志 ., 2019 [CNKI]
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How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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