# Acupoints for Melancholia 9 sourced protocols for Melancholia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/melancholia ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | TB06 (Branch Ditch), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB43 (Narrow Stream), LV02 (Passing Between), CV13 (Upper Stomach) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV14 (Great Palace Gate) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 3 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT05 (Inward Connection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), CV23 (Clean Spring) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), CV14 (Great Palace Gate) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 6 | SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 7 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), GV26 (Philtrum) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), LV03 (Great Surge), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | | 9 | ST40 (Abundant Bulge), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV17 (Chest Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed — check it before relying on it. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | TB06 | Branch Ditch | Triple Burner Meridian | 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum. | | GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. | | GB43 | Narrow Stream | Gallbladder Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot between 4th and 5th toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. | | 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. | | CV13 | Upper Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | 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. | | 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. | | CV14 | Great Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 6 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | HT05 | Inward Connection | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist. | | CV23 | Clean Spring | Conception Vessel | Above adam's apple in the depression of the upper border of the hyoid bone. | | PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. | | CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. | | 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. | | SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. | | CV22 | Celestial Prominence | Conception Vessel | In the center of the suprasternal fossa. | | 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. | | GV26 | Philtrum | Governing Vessel | At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | 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. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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