8 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Immune Deficiency:
How often each point appears across the 8 entries ranked highest for Immune Deficiency. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below st35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Kidney Deficiency
LU08 · SI05 · BL66 · TB04 · CV12
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 經渠 (jīng qú)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Vomiting
LU08 · SI05 · BL66 · TB04 · CV12
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 經渠 (jīng qú)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Vomiting
LI20 · ST36 · GB20 · GV14 · GV16
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 迎香 (yíng xiāng)
🎯 Location: In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; proximity to facial artery.
🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Heat, Wind, Numbness
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below st35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Zhang Mengxue et al.. Effect of scar-producing moxibustion at the acupoints Zusanli (ST 36) and Feishu (BL 13) on neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and quality of life in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: A randomized, controlled trial.. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan, 2020
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