Points cited for Inflammation How often each point appears across the 12 entries ranked highest for Inflammation. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
LI20 Receiving Fragrance Large Intestine Meridian 6 of 12 LI04 Junction Valley Large Intestine Meridian 4 of 12 ST36 Leg Three Miles Stomach Meridian 4 of 12 PC06 Inner Gate Pericardium Meridian 3 of 12 XH03 Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall Extra Points: Head 3 of 12 CV12 Stomach Centre Conception Vessel 2 of 12 CV22 Celestial Prominence Conception Vessel 2 of 12 GV14 Great Vertebra Governing Vessel 2 of 12 GV20 100 Convergences Governing Vessel 2 of 12 GV23 Upper Star Governing Vessel 2 of 12 HT08 Lesser Mansion Heart Meridian 2 of 12 LU09 Great Source Lung Meridian 2 of 12 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (2 points) 100% ST36 · BL23
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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: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Asthma , Tinnitus , Qi Deficiency
Study-reported Moxibustion · 15 sessions over 5 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20220088 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. ST36 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1111/nmo.14249 ↗
Protocol (2 points) 100% ST36 · PC06
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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: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內關 (nèi guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Dizziness , Spleen Qi Deficiency
Study-reported Electrical stimulation on the skin · a 2-day course
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1111/nmo.14249 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. ST36, PC06 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.07.012 ↗
Protocol (3 points) 50% XB02C4 · XB02C5 · XB02C6
XB02C4 Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C4 Click to enlarge
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XB02C5 Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C5 Click to enlarge
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XB02C6 Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - C6 Click to enlarge
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Text or case report Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC6 Not substantiated. Studies in the index cover this search, and none of their protocols use any of these points.
Protocol (7 points) 48% LU09 · LU10 · LI04 · LI20 · SP03 · HT08 · GV23
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太淵 (tài yuān)
🎯 Location: At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias; avoid excessive stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Shortness of Breath , Asthma , Coughing Blood , Common Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚際 (yú jì)
🎯 Location: On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Anxiety , Tongue Coating Yellow , Heat Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Tinnitus , Release Exterior , Absent Periods , Wind
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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: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太白 (tài bái)
🎯 Location: Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Knee Pain , Constipation , Heat , Vomiting
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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 少府 (shào fǔ)
🎯 Location: When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Anxiety , Palpitations , Qi Deficiency , Common Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上星 (shàng xīng)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Depression , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Malaria
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1093/ecam/nep240 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. LI04, LI20 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1155/2022/6429836 ↗
Protocol (8 points) 48% LU09 · LU10 · LI04 · LI20 · SP03 · HT08 · GV23 · XH03
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太淵 (tài yuān)
🎯 Location: At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias; avoid excessive stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Shortness of Breath , Asthma , Coughing Blood , Common Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚際 (yú jì)
🎯 Location: On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Anxiety , Tongue Coating Yellow , Heat Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Tinnitus , Release Exterior , Absent Periods , Wind
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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: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太白 (tài bái)
🎯 Location: Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Knee Pain , Constipation , Heat , Vomiting
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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 少府 (shào fǔ)
🎯 Location: When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Anxiety , Palpitations , Qi Deficiency , Common Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上星 (shàng xīng)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Depression , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Malaria
XH03 Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 印堂 (yìn táng)
🎯 Location: At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Anxiety , Dizziness , Wind , Facial Pain , Insomnia
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1093/ecam/nep240 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. LI04, LI20, XH03 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1155/2022/6429836 ↗
Protocol (3 points) 40% LI20 · GV14 · XH08
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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: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大椎 (dà zhuī)
🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with C7 vertebra.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Shortness of Breath , Weakness , Heat , Chest Fullness
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Study-reported Point injection + Moxibustion · 8 sessions over 4 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241202-k0007 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. LI20 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1093/ecam/nep240 ↗ AcuiQ Self-Treatment Guide
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Buy How the studies delivered it What the 7 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Needling 3 of 7 Moxibustion 2 of 7 Electrical stimulation on the skin 1 of 7 Electroacupuncture 1 of 7 Point injection 1 of 7 Sessions: the 4 studies that gave a count ran a median of 20 (middle half 13 to 32).
Course: the 5 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 27 days to 5 weeks).
After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
