# Acupoints for High Blood Pressure 13 sourced protocols for High Blood Pressure. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/high-blood-pressure ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000029077 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240820-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.04.002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.04.002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.07.001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | ST09 (Man's Prognosis), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.11.006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acm.2019.0172 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1177/0964528420920282 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB20 (Wind Pool), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190509-k0006 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1038/s41440-021-00702-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | Vilaval Termklinchan et al.. Effect of acupuncture on blood pressure control in hypertensive patients.. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2020 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 13 | ST09 (Man's Prognosis) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.05.007 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | ST09 | Man's Prognosis | Stomach Meridian | Level with tip of the adam's apple where pulsation of the common the carotid artery is palpable on the anterior border of the scm muscle. | | GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. | | BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. | | BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | 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. | | BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. | | GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | 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. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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