Acupuncture Points for Hordeolum

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (3 points)

90%

BL02 · XH04 · XH06

Hordeolum

BL02Gathered Bamboo

BL02 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)

🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.

🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Redness, Swelling, Pain

XH04Fish Waist

XH04 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚腰 (yú yāo)

🎯 Location: In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Redness, Swelling, Pain, Eye Pain, Benefit Eyes

XH06Tip Of The Ear

XH06 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 耳尖 (ěr jiān)

🎯 Location: When the ear is folded forwards, this point lies at the apex of the ear.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Heat, Redness, Swelling, Pain, Swollen Throat

Text or case report

Bloodletting · 2 sessions

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture
Not substantiated. Studies in the index cover this search, and none of their protocols use any of these points.

Single-point entry

100%
Hordeolum

BL13Lung Shu Point

BL13 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 肺俞 (fèi shū)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Asthma

Study-reported

Improved from baseline; no control group

Point selection reported in a published study.

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Points cited for Hordeolum

How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Hordeolum. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL02Gathered BambooBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • BL13Lung Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • XH04Fish WaistExtra Points: Head1 of 2
  • XH06Tip Of The EarExtra Points: Head1 of 2

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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