# Acupoints for Hiccup Intractable

3 sourced protocols for Hiccup Intractable. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/hiccup-intractable

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP14 (Abdominal Bind), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | – | – | 蔡晓刚. 针灸辩治顽固性呃逆临床疗效观察. , 2011 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 2 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | 田会东. 针刺人中穴为主治疗顽固性呃逆48例疗效观察. 中国医学工程 ., 2013 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | 蔡晓刚. 针灸辩治顽固性呃逆临床疗效观察. , 2011 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP14 | Abdominal Bind | Spleen Meridian | 13 thumb widths below SP15, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of the rectus abdominis. |
| 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. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial 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. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CV22 | Celestial Prominence | Conception Vessel | In the center of the suprasternal fossa. |
| 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. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. |

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