# Acupoints for Irregular Menstruation

3 sourced protocols for Irregular Menstruation. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/irregular-menstruation

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | Liu Zhaohui. Clinical Observation on the Effect of Earlobe-Bleeding plus Body Acupuncture in 78 Cases of Common Acne. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2000, 20(4): 262-264 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 2 | SP08 (Earth'S Cure), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), LV02 (Passing Between), LV05 (Woodworm Channel) | – | – | Cai XM, Wu J. The Mind-Tranquilizing and Menstruation-Regulating Method for Acupuncture Treatment of Delayed Menstrual Cycle - A Clinical Controlled Study. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 35-38 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), GV24 (Spirit Court) | – | – | Cai XM, Wu J. The Mind-Tranquilizing and Menstruation-Regulating Method for Acupuncture Treatment of Delayed Menstrual Cycle - A Clinical Controlled Study. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 35-38 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 6 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD05 (Water Spring), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 7 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD05 (Water Spring), LV02 (Passing Between), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 8 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD02 (Blazing Valley), KD05 (Water Spring), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 9 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD08 (Belief Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 10 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), KD08 (Belief Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 11 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD08 (Belief Intersection), KD10 (Yin Valley), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), XB07 (Waist Eyes) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 12 | KD14 (Fourfold Fullness), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), LV05 (Woodworm Channel), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 13 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD14 (Fourfold Fullness), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), LV03 (Great Surge), LV05 (Woodworm Channel), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 14 | KD14 (Fourfold Fullness), PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), LV05 (Woodworm Channel), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 15 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 16 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 17 | ST08 (Head Corner), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), KD13 (Qi Hole), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 18 | ST08 (Head Corner), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), KD13 (Qi Hole), PC04 (Cleft Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |
| 19 | ST08 (Head Corner), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), KD13 (Qi Hole), LV03 (Great Surge), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 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. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| SP08 | Earth'S Cure | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths below SP09 on the line connecting tip of the medial malleolus and SP09. |
| 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. |
| LV02 | Passing Between | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| LV05 | Woodworm Channel | Liver Meridian | 5 thumb widths above the tip of the medial malleolus on the midline of the medial surface of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| GV24 | Spirit Court | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| 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. |
| KD05 | Water Spring | Kidney Meridian | 1 thumb width directly below KD03 in the depression of the medial side of the tuberosity of the calcaneum. |
| CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| KD02 | Blazing Valley | Kidney Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus in the depression on the lower border of the tuberosity of the navicular bone. |
| KD08 | Belief Intersection | Kidney Meridian | 0.5 thumb widths anterior to the KD07, 2 thumb widths above the KD03 posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| KD10 | Yin Valley | Kidney Meridian | When knee is flexed point is on the medial side of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the semitendinosus and semimembranosus at the level with BL40. |
| XB07 | Waist Eyes | Extra Points: Back | In the depression the approximately 3.5 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the l4 (yaoyangguan du-3) lumbar eyes refers to the visible hollows found in the many people, just over one handbreadth either side of the spine, below the level of the iliac crest. |
| KD14 | Fourfold Fullness | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV05. |
| 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. |
| LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. |
| ST08 | Head Corner | Stomach Meridian | On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. |
| KD13 | Qi Hole | Kidney Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. |
| 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. |

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