# Acupoints for Hypertension

60 sourced protocols for Hypertension. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/hypertension

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CV24 (Saliva Receptacle), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/neh102 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | ST32 (Crouching Rabbit), PC07 (Great Mound), PC08 (Palace Of Toil) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/nel012 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0508 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB39 (Suspended Bell), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-13-188 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV23 (Upper Star) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2013/808971 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010407 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/979067 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.15537/smj.2015.11.12891 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2171-5 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | ST21 (Ridge Gate), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP15 (Great Horizontal), GB26 (Girdle Vessel), CV05 (Stone Gate), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2017/8598210 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/5262896 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/5262896 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/5262896 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | LI04 (Junction Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC08 (Palace Of Toil), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1177/0300060520910052 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | 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. |
| 18 | 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. |
| 19 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC04 (Cleft Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000033946 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 20 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1111/jch.14738 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 21 | GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.201094 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 22 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection) | – | – | doi:10.1080/10641963.2023.2181355 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 23 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV09 (Water Separation), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s10103-024-04158-0 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 24 | BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), BL57 (Mountain Support), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV04 (Life Gate), GV08 (Sinew Contraction), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV16 (Wind Mansion), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fendo.2025.1543991 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 25 | KD16 (Vital Point), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV09 (Water Separation) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044036 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 26 | KD16 (Vital Point), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV09 (Water Separation) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044036 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 27 | LI04 (Junction Valley), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC07 (Great Mound), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_83_16 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 28 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.3390/healthcare11152182 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 29 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 30 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 31 | LI06 (Diverging Passage), LI07 (Warm Flow), GB37 (Bright Light), GB38 (Yang Assistance), GB39 (Suspended Bell) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acu.2015.1106 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 32 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.14406/acu.2017.018 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 33 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI16 (Great Bone), BL11 (Great Shuttle), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB21 (Shoulder Well) | – | – | doi:10.21275/sr24414084954 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 34 | ST04 (Earth Granary), ST05 (Great Reception), ST06 (Jaw Bone) | – | – | doi:10.65048/ijbmr.2025.16.3.8137.0429 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 35 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), KD03 (Great Stream), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2019.000359 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 36 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022211 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 37 | GB20 (Wind Pool) | – | – | doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2015.04.0317 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 38 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.27820/d.cnki.gszxy.2023.000179 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 39 | CVC01 (Heart) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2012/786839 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 40 | PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240820-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 41 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT01 (Highest Spring), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), PC06 (Inner Gate), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 42 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST09 (Man's Prognosis), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2026.1717706 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 43 | 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. |
| 44 | 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. |
| 45 | 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. |
| 46 | 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. |
| 47 | ST09 (Man's Prognosis) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2019.05.007 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 48 | 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. |
| 49 | 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. |
| 50 | KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1177/0964528420920282 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CV24 | Saliva Receptacle | Conception Vessel | In the depression the in the center of the mentolabial groove. |
| GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. |
| 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. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| ST32 | Crouching Rabbit | Stomach Meridian | On the line connecting asis and lateral border of the patella 6 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| PC07 | Great Mound | Pericardium Meridian | In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| PC08 | Palace Of Toil | Pericardium Meridian | At the center of the palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to the latter and in the part touching tip of the middle finger when fist is made. |
| 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. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| GV23 | Upper Star | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| ST21 | Ridge Gate | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV12. |
| ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. |
| SP15 | Great Horizontal | Spleen Meridian | 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis. |
| GB26 | Girdle Vessel | Gallbladder Meridian | Directly below lr13 (zhangmen) at the crossing point of the vertical line through free end of the 11th rib and horizontal line through umbilicus. |
| CV05 | Stone Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV10 | Lower Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PC04 | Cleft Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting PC03 and PC07 between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. |
| CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. |
| GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. |
| ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. |
| CV09 | Water Separation | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1 thumb width 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. |
| 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. |
| BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. |
| BL57 | Mountain Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted. |
| BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| GV08 | Sinew Contraction | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV16 | Wind Mansion | Governing Vessel | 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides. |
| KD16 | Vital Point | Kidney Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the umbilicus level with CV08. |
| ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| PC05 | Intermediary Messenger | Pericardium Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| LI06 | Diverging Passage | Large Intestine Meridian | With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting LI05 and LI11 3 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist. |
| LI07 | Warm Flow | Large Intestine Meridian | With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting LI05 and LI11, 5 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist. |
| GB37 | Bright Light | Gallbladder Meridian | 5 thumb widths directly above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GB38 | Yang Assistance | Gallbladder Meridian | 4 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus slightly anterior to the anterior border of the fibula, between extensor digitorum longus and peroneus brevis. |
| LI16 | Great Bone | Large Intestine Meridian | In the upper aspect of the shoulder in the depression the between acromial extremity of the clavicle and scapular spine. |
| BL11 | Great Shuttle | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV13 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra. |
| GB21 | Shoulder Well | Gallbladder Meridian | On the shoulder directly above the nipple at the midpoint of the line connecting GV14 and acromion the at the highest point of the shoulder. |
| ST04 | Earth Granary | Stomach Meridian | Lateral to the corner of the mouth directly below pupil. |
| ST05 | Great Reception | Stomach Meridian | Anterior to the angle of the mandible on the anterior border of the attached portion of the masseter where pulsation of the facial artery is palpable in the groovelike depression the appearing when cheek is bulged. |
| ST06 | Jaw Bone | Stomach Meridian | One finger breadth (middle finger) anterior & superior to the lower angle of the mandible where masseter is prominent when teeth are clenched & depressive when it is pressed. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| CVC01 | Heart | Auricular Points | A depression which is located at the center of Cavum Concha. |
| 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. |
| HT01 | Highest Spring | Heart Meridian | When upper arm is abducted point is in the center of the axilla on the medial side of the axillary artery. |

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