# Acupoints for Measles

3 sourced protocols for Measles. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/measles

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LU11 (Lesser Metal), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall), XL04 (Clear The Brain) | Needling, 2 sessions over 2 days | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 2 | LU11 (Lesser Metal), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP01 (Hidden White), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall), XL04 (Clear The Brain), AT15 (Brain) | Needling + Acupressure | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 3 | LU11 (Lesser Metal), LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST31 (Thigh Gate), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP01 (Hidden White), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall), XL04 (Clear The Brain), AT15 (Brain) | Needling + Acupressure | Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU11 | Lesser Metal | Lung Meridian | On the radial side of the thumb about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. |
| KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. |
| XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. |
| XL04 | Clear The Brain | Extra Points: Lower limbs | 2 thumb widths proximal to the ST41, in the line connecting ST36 and ST41.. |
| ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. |
| SP01 | Hidden White | Spleen Meridian | On the medial side of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. |
| AT15 | Brain | Auricular Points | On both ears, located at the center of the upper part of the interior Antitragus. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| ST31 | Thigh Gate | Stomach Meridian | On the anterior side of the thigh on the line connecting asis and laterosuperior corner of the patella on the level of the inferior pubis symphasis when thigh is fixed in the depression the lateral to the sartorius. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |

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