Acupuncture Points for Mood Negative

1 sourced protocol, each with its citation.

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (3 points)

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LI18 · SI17 · GB12

FatigueAnxietyDepressionAngerConfusionMood NegativeMood Disturbance

LI18Beside The Prominence

LI18 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 扶突 (fú tū)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the neck, level with tip of the adam's apple between sternal and clavicular heads of the scm muscle.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; proximity to carotid artery and thyroid.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Asthma, Swelling, Sore Throat, Facial Pain

SI17Celestial Hood

SI17 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天容 (tiān róng)

🎯 Location: Posterior to the angle of the mandible in the depression on the anterior border of the scm.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution near facial nerve.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Asthma, Tinnitus

GB12Mastoid Process

GB12 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 完骨 (wán gǔ)

🎯 Location: In the depression the posterior and inferior to the mastoid process.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.

🛡️ Treats: Wind, Pain, Deviation Eye, Facial Droop, Epilepsy

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Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p40 ↗
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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Mood Negative:

AngerAnxietyConfusionDepressionFatigueMood Disturbance

Points cited for Mood Negative

How often each point appears across the 1 entries ranked highest for Mood Negative. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • GB12Mastoid ProcessGallbladder Meridian1 of 1
  • LI18Beside The ProminenceLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 1
  • SI17Celestial HoodSmall Intestine Meridian1 of 1

How the studies delivered it

What the 1 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

  • Acupressure1 of 1

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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