# Acupoints for Hyperandrogenism 9 sourced protocols for Hyperandrogenism. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/hyperandrogenism ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST27 (Great Bulge), ST29 (Return), ST33 (Yin Market), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007757 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL26 (Original Qi Gate Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge), CV03 (Central Pivot), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1375-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST29 (Return), ST33 (Yin Market), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1854-2 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST27 (Great Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV10 (Lower Stomach) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1854-2 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000008828 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2021/5555028 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST29 (Return), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028674 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), KD03 (Great Stream), KD12 (Great Manifestation), GB13 (Spirit Root), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fendo.2024.1509152 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240612-0003 | 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. | | ST27 | Great Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV05. | | ST29 | Return | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. | | ST33 | Yin Market | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 3 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella on the line joining asis and 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 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. | | 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. | | BL26 | Original Qi Gate Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th lumbar vertebra. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. | | 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. | | BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. | | 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. | | 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. | | KD12 | Great Manifestation | Kidney Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. | | GB13 | Spirit Root | Gallbladder Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths within the hairline of the forehead 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV24. | | GV24 | Spirit Court | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. | | GV03 | Yang Lumbar Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest. | --- 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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