How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Lactation Deficiency. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
ST13 · ST15 · ST16 · ST18 · ST36 · SP06 · SP10 · GB21 · CV17
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 氣戶 (qì hù)
🎯 Location: At the lower border of the middle of the clavicle 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Risk of pneumothorax; avoid deep needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Chest Fullness
ST18 · ST36 · SP03 · SI01 · LV14 · CV17
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 乳根 (rǔ gēn)
🎯 Location: On the chest directly below nipple, on the lower border of the breast, in the 5th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in lactating women; avoid direct needling in breast tissue.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Swelling, Breast Abscess, Breast Pain
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actionsST28 · SI01 · PC06 · LV03 · LV14 · CV17
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 水道 (shuǐ dào)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04.
⚠️ 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: Constipation, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Edema, Urinary Retention
Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.
sacredlotus.com ↗ST28 · ST36 · SP06 · SI01 · BL20 · CV17
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 水道 (shuǐ dào)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04.
⚠️ 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: Constipation, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Edema, Urinary Retention
Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.
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