Points cited for Lower Limb Pain How often each point appears across the 16 entries ranked highest for Lower Limb Pain. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
BL25 Large Intestine Shu Point Bladder Meridian 5 of 16 BL40 Middle Of The Crease Bladder Meridian 5 of 16 GB30 Jumping Circle Gallbladder Meridian 5 of 16 GB34 Yang Mound Spring Gallbladder Meridian 5 of 16 SP06 Three Yin Intersection Spleen Meridian 5 of 16 ST36 Leg Three Miles Stomach Meridian 5 of 16 KD03 Great Stream Kidney Meridian 3 of 16 GB39 Suspended Bell Gallbladder Meridian 2 of 16 KD01 Bubbling Spring Kidney Meridian 2 of 16 LI04 Junction Valley Large Intestine Meridian 2 of 16 LI11 Pond At The Bend Large Intestine Meridian 2 of 16 SP10 Sea Of Blood Spleen Meridian 2 of 16 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (2 points) 100% BL25 · BL40
BL25 Large Intestine Shu Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Common Cold , Constipation , Abdominal Bloating , Abdominal Pain
Study-reported Moxibustion
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2013/718593 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL25, BL40 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗
Protocol (2 points) 100% BL25 · GV02
BL25 Large Intestine Shu Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Common Cold , Constipation , Abdominal Bloating , Abdominal Pain
Study-reported Moxibustion
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL25 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1155/2013/718593 ↗
Protocol (2 points) 100% BL25 · BL40
BL25 Large Intestine Shu Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Common Cold , Constipation , Abdominal Bloating , Abdominal Pain
Study-reported Moxibustion
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL25, BL40 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1155/2013/718593 ↗
Protocol (6 points) 100% BL25 · BL40 · GB30 · GB34 · GB39 · GB40
BL25 Large Intestine Shu Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大腸俞 (dà cháng yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Common Cold , Constipation , Abdominal Bloating , Abdominal Pain
Study-reported Moxibustion
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2014/154941 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. BL25, BL40, GB30 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.12998/wjcc.v11.i10.2308 ↗
Protocol (24 points) 100% LU05 · LU09 · LI02 · LI11 · ST41 · ST45 · SP02 · SP05 · HT07 · HT09 · SI03 · SI08 · BL65 · BL67 · KD01 · KD07 · PC07 · PC09 · TB03 · TB10 · GB38 · GB43 · LV02 · LV08
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 尺澤 (chǐ zé)
🎯 Location: On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of severe vascular disease; caution with depth at cubital fossa.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Shortness of Breath , Asthma , Knee Pain
Study-reported Acupressure
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2015/802846 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. LI11 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000028173 ↗
Protocol (5 points) 100% GV03 · GV04 · GV08 · GV11 · GV14
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Study-reported Electroacupuncture · 20 sessions over 4 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2021/5511031 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Buy How the studies delivered it What the 12 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Moxibustion 3 of 12 Acupressure 2 of 12 Electroacupuncture 2 of 12 Needling 2 of 12 Sessions: the 3 studies that gave a count ran a median of 20 (middle half 19 to 22).
After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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