# Acupoints for Mood Low

3 sourced protocols for Mood Low. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/mood-low

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST24 (Slippery Flesh Gate), KD17 (Shang Bend), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.014 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04690-0 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010219 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST24 | Slippery Flesh Gate | Stomach Meridian | 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09. |
| KD17 | Shang Bend | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV10. |
| 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. |
| CV10 | Lower Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from 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. |
| 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. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| 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. |

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