Points cited for Motor Function Lower Limb How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Motor Function Lower Limb. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
MS06 Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal Scalp Lines 2 of 3 GB06 Suspended Tuft Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 GB29 Squatting Bone Hole Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 GB30 Jumping Circle Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 GB34 Yang Mound Spring Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 GB39 Suspended Bell Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 MS07 Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal Scalp Lines 1 of 3 SP06 Three Yin Intersection Spleen Meridian 1 of 3 ST36 Leg Three Miles Stomach Meridian 1 of 3 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (7 points) 100% ST36 · SP06 · GB30 · GB34 · GB39 · MS06 · MS07
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Shortness of Breath
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 三陰交 (sān yīn jiāo)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia.
⚠️ 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: Diarrhea , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Palpitations , Abdominal Bloating
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 環跳 (huán tiào)
🎯 Location: At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with sciatic nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain , Back Pain , Leg Pain , Hip Pain , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽陵泉 (yáng líng quán)
🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Knee Pain , Jaundice , Constipation , Vomiting
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 懸鐘 (xuán zhōng)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Anxiety , Knee Pain , Dizziness , Heat
MS06 Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Scalp Lines
🇨🇳 Chinese: 頂顳前斜線 (dǐng niè qián xié xiàn)
🎯 Location: From Qianshencong (1 cun anterior to GV20) obliquely to GB06 Xuanli, crossing the bladder and gallbladder meridians.
MS07 Posterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Scalp Lines
🇨🇳 Chinese: 頂顳後斜線 (dǐng niè hòu xié xiàn)
🎯 Location: From GV20 Baihui obliquely to GB07 Qubin.
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture · 84 sessions over 12 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.10.002 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. MS06 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 ↗
Protocol (2 points) 100% GB06 · MS06
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 懸釐 (xuán lí)
🎯 Location: Within the hairline at the junction of the lower ¼ and upper ¾ of the distance between ST08 and GB07.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus , Heat , Wind , Pain , Loss of Appetite
MS06 Anterior Oblique Line of Vertex-Temporal Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Scalp Lines
🇨🇳 Chinese: 頂顳前斜線 (dǐng niè qián xié xiàn)
🎯 Location: From Qianshencong (1 cun anterior to GV20) obliquely to GB06 Xuanli, crossing the bladder and gallbladder meridians.
Study-reported Needling + Electroacupuncture · 15 sessions over 3 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1186/s12984-025-01827-1 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. MS06 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.10.002 ↗
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 居髎 (jū liáo)
🎯 Location: In the depression of the midpoint between anterosuperior iliac spine and prominence of the greater trochanter.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Diarrhea , Vomiting , Back Pain , Leg Pain
Study-reported Electroacupuncture · 20 sessions over 4 weeks
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240180 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Buy How the studies delivered it What the 3 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Electroacupuncture 3 of 3 Needling 2 of 3 Sessions: the 3 studies that gave a count ran a median of 20 (middle half 18 to 52).
Course: the 3 studies that gave a length ran a median of 4 weeks (middle half 25 days to 8 weeks).
After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
