# Acupoints for Mild Cognitive Impairment Amnestic 9 sourced protocols for Mild Cognitive Impairment Amnestic. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/mild-cognitive-impairment-amnestic ## Protocols | # | Points | Course | Result | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Needling + Electroacupuncture, 24 sessions over 12 weeks | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000027686 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | Needling, a 8-week course | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-023-04059-9 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD03 (Great Stream), GB39 (Suspended Bell), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | Needling, 24 sessions over 8 weeks | – | doi:10.1002/brb3.70748 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL15 (Heart Shu Point), BL43 (Vital Region Shu Point), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022173 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Moxibustion, 30 sessions over 90 days | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250113-k0008 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD03 (Great Stream), GB39 (Suspended Bell), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | Needling, a 8-week course | – | doi:10.1016/j.ibneur.2026.01.005 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | KD03 (Great Stream), GV04 (Life Gate), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Moxibustion, 40 sessions | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190608-k0002 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD03 (Great Stream), GB39 (Suspended Bell), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court), XH01A (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01B (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01C (Four Spirit Brightness), XH01D (Four Spirit Brightness), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | Needling, 24 sessions over 8 weeks | – | doi:10.1002/brb3.70748 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV24 (Spirit Court) | Electrical stimulation on the skin | – | doi:10.3390/healthcare12191945 | study | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | 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. | | GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior 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. | | GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | GV24 | Spirit Court | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. | | LU07 | Interrupted Sequence | Lung Meridian | Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus. | | BL15 | Heart Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. | | BL43 | Vital Region Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula. | | XH01A | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH01B | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH01C | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH01D | Four Spirit Brightness | Extra Points: Head | Four points at the vertex of the scalp, grouped around baihui du-20 & located 1 thumb width anterior, posterior & lateral to the it. | | XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. | | GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | ## Registered, results not reported Not counted above, and not an indication. | Points | Result | Source | Note | |---|---|---|---| | BL18, BL23, GV14, GV20 | – | doi:10.21203/rs.2.21321/v1 | – | --- 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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