15 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Migraine Without Aura:
How often each point appears across the 15 entries ranked highest for Migraine Without Aura. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 外關 (wài guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting tb4 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Sweating, Kidney Deficiency, Dizziness, Tinnitus
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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陽絡 (sān yáng luò)
🎯 Location: 4 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist between radius and ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Pain, Channel Stagnation, Benefit Sanjiao, Channel Stagnation, Benefit Sanjiao
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 偏歴 (piān lì )
🎯 Location: With elbow flexed and radial side of the arm upward, point is on the line connecting li5 and li11 3 thumb widths above the crease of the wrist.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Heat, Wind, Elbow Pain, Shoulder Pain
LI04 · ST36 · SP06 · PC06 · GB14 · GB20 · LV03 · CV12 · GV20
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ 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: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with du16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231105-k0006 ↗
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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 絲竹空 (sī zhú kōng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the at the lateral end of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near eye.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Wind, Pain, Aversion Cold, Deviation Eye
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231105-k0006 ↗
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