# Acupoints for Menorrhagia 6 sourced protocols for Menorrhagia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/menorrhagia ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD14 (Fourfold Fullness), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV01 (Big Mound), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1089/acu.2024.0053 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST28 (Waterway), ST29 (Return), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1002/ccr3.72011 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD03 (Great Stream), LV13 (Bright Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), LV03 (Great Surge), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GV03 (Yang Lumbar Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.05.008 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | JIANG Ning-qun. The Application of Sanyinjiao (SP 6) for Acupuncture Treatment of Gynecological and Obstetrical Disorders. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2010, 30(1): 51-52 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | 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. | | KD14 | Fourfold Fullness | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths below umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV05. | | 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. | | LV01 | Big Mound | Liver Meridian | On the lateral side of the terminal phalanx of the great the toe 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. | | ST29 | Return | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. | | 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. | | 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. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | LV13 | Bright Gate | Liver Meridian | On the lateral side of the abdomen below free end of the 11th rib. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | 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. | | BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. | | 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. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | | GV03 | Yang Lumbar Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest. | | 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. | | 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. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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