Points cited for Myopia How often each point appears across the 19 entries ranked highest for Myopia. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
BL02 Gathered Bamboo Bladder Meridian 14 of 19 ST02 Four Direction Brightness Stomach Meridian 10 of 19 TB23 Silken Bamboo Hollow Triple Burner Meridian 9 of 19 BL01 Bright Eyes / Eye Point Bladder Meridian 8 of 19 GB01 Pupil Crevice Gallbladder Meridian 8 of 19 ST01 Tear Container Stomach Meridian 8 of 19 XH05 Supreme Yang (Sun) Extra Points: Head 8 of 19 GB20 Wind Pool Gallbladder Meridian 5 of 19 XH04 Fish Waist Extra Points: Head 5 of 19 BL18 Liver Shu Point Bladder Meridian 4 of 19 BL23 Kidney Shu Point Bladder Meridian 4 of 19 GB14 Yang Bright Gallbladder Meridian 4 of 19 Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (5 points) 100% LI04 · ST02 · BL02 · GB01 · GB16
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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: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop , Headache
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 瞳子髎 (tóng zǐ liáo)
🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Deviation Eye
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 目窗 (mù chuāng)
🎯 Location: On the head, 1.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline and 22.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
Study-reported Needling · 54 sessions over 60 days
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1186/1745-6215-15-477 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. LI04, ST02, BL02, GB01 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2011.16.020 ↗
Protocol (6 points) 100% ST01 · ST02 · BL01 · BL02 · TB23 · GB01
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承泣 (chéng qì)
🎯 Location: With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus , Common Cold , Heat , Wind , Redness
ST02 Four Direction Brightness Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop , Headache
BL01 Bright Eyes / Eye Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 睛明 (jīng míng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Aversion Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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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
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 瞳子髎 (tóng zǐ liáo)
🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Deviation Eye
Protocol (10 points) 100% LI04 · ST01 · ST02 · BL01 · BL02 · BL18 · BL23 · TB23 · GB01 · GB20
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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: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承泣 (chéng qì)
🎯 Location: With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus , Common Cold , Heat , Wind , Redness
ST02 Four Direction Brightness Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop , Headache
BL01 Bright Eyes / Eye Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 睛明 (jīng míng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Aversion Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肝俞 (gān shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Dizziness , Coughing Blood , Jaundice
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Asthma , Tinnitus , Qi Deficiency
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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
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 瞳子髎 (tóng zǐ liáo)
🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Deviation Eye
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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 GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Stress , Fever , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Wind
Protocol (41 points) 100% LU01 · LU02 · LI20 · ST01 · ST02 · ST03 · ST36 · ST40 · SP03 · SP06 · SP09 · SP10 · SI18 · BL02 · BL13 · BL15 · BL18 · BL19 · BL20 · BL21 · BL23 · BL40 · BL57 · KD01 · KD03 · PC06 · PC08 · TB05 · TB17 · TB23 · GB01 · GB14 · GB20 · GB34 · LV03 · GV04 · GV14 · GV16 · XH03 · XH04 · XH05
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)
🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest , Cough , Chest Pain , Fever , Shortness of Breath
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 雲門 (yún mén)
🎯 Location: In the superior lateral part of the anterior thoracic wall superior to the coracoid process of the scapula in the depression of the infraclavicular fossa 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling due to proximity to lungs and blood vessels; contraindicated in hemoptysis.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest , Cough , Chest Pain , Shortness of Breath , Asthma
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 迎香 (yíng xiāng)
🎯 Location: In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; proximity to facial artery.
🛡️ Treats: Shortness of Breath , Constipation , Heat , Wind , Numbness
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承泣 (chéng qì)
🎯 Location: With eyes looking straight forward, point is directly below pupil between eyeball and infraorbital ridge.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus , Common Cold , Heat , Wind , Redness
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop , Headache
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 巨髎 (jù liáo)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil at the level of the lower border of the ala nasi on the lateral side of the nasolabial groove.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling on face.
🛡️ Treats: Wind , Swelling , Pain , Facial Droop , Nosebleed
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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: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 豐隆 (fēng lóng)
🎯 Location: 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.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Shortness of Breath , Phlegm , Asthma
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太白 (tài bái)
🎯 Location: Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea , Knee Pain , Constipation , Heat , Vomiting
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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: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陰陵泉 (yīn líng quán)
🎯 Location: On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of knee inflammation.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest , Fever , Diarrhea , Shortness of Breath , Jaundice
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 血海 (xuè hǎi)
🎯 Location: When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris.
⚠️ Cautions: Anticoagulant therapy or a coagulopathy raises the risk of haematoma at the needling site – apply prolonged pressure on withdrawal. The precaution governs technique; bleeding disorders remain a treatable indication.
🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain , Absent Periods , Blood Stagnation , Pain , Hives
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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 顴髎 (quán liáo)
🎯 Location: Directly below outer canthus in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Heat , Wind , Swelling , Leg Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肺俞 (fèi shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Fever , Shortness of Breath , Asthma
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 心俞 (xīn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV11 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling – risk of pneumothorax. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Anxiety , Sweating , Coughing Blood
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肝俞 (gān shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Dizziness , Coughing Blood , Jaundice
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膽俞 (dǎn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Palpitations , Jaundice , Common Cold , Vomiting
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 脾俞 (pí shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Spleen Qi Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 胃俞 (wèi shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain , Poor Appetite , Diarrhea , Jaundice , Vomiting
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn shū)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Asthma , Tinnitus , Qi Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 委中 (wěi zhōng)
🎯 Location: Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in weakness/fatigue; avoid strong stimulation.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Diarrhea , Knee Pain , Vomiting , Abdominal Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 承山 (chéng shān)
🎯 Location: On the posterior midline of the leg between BL40 and BL60 in the pointed depression the formed below gastrocnemius belly when leg is stretched or heel is lifted.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe varicose veins.
🛡️ Treats: Constipation , Pain , Rectal Prolapse , Malaria , Hemorrhoids
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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 湧泉 (yǒng quán)
🎯 Location: On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Anxiety , Shortness of Breath , Dizziness , Coughing Blood
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 內關 (nèi guān)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe deficiency conditions.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Dizziness , Spleen Qi Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 勞宮 (láo gōng)
🎯 Location: At the center of the palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to the latter and in the part touching tip of the middle finger when fist is made.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Pain , Fever , Jaundice , Depression
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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 TB04 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: 翳風 (yì fēng)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the lobule of the ear in the depression the between mandible and mastoid process.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Pain , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop
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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
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 瞳子髎 (tóng zǐ liáo)
🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the outer canthus in the depression on the lateral side of the orbit.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Deviation Eye
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽白 (yáng bái)
🎯 Location: On the forehead directly above the pupil, 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the eyebrow.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications for head points.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Pain , Chills , Deviation Eye
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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 GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Stress , Fever , Dizziness , Tinnitus , Wind
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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: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Shortness of Breath , Sweating
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 大椎 (dà zhuī)
🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with C7 vertebra.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Shortness of Breath , Weakness , Heat , Chest Fullness
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風府 (fēng fǔ)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution; proximity to foramen magnum.
🛡️ Treats: Stress , Heat Chest , Anxiety , Sweating , Dizziness
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 印堂 (yìn táng)
🎯 Location: At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Anxiety , Dizziness , Wind , Facial Pain , Insomnia
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚腰 (yú yāo)
🎯 Location: In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Redness , Swelling , Pain , Eye Pain , Benefit Eyes
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)
🎯 Location: At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Heat , Wind , Swelling , Pain
Protocol (3 points) 100% ST02 · BL02 · XH04
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop , Headache
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚腰 (yú yāo)
🎯 Location: In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Redness , Swelling , Pain , Eye Pain , Benefit Eyes
Protocol (6 points) 100% ST02 · BL01 · BL02 · TB23 · XH04 · XH05
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 四白 (sì bái)
🎯 Location: Directly below pupil in the depression the at the infraorbital foramen.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with infraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Deviation Eye , Facial Droop , Headache
BL01 Bright Eyes / Eye Point Click to enlarge
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 睛明 (jīng míng)
🎯 Location: In the depression the slightly above the inner canthus.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated for direct needling; use only pressure.
🛡️ Treats: Heat , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Aversion Cold
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 攢竹 (cuán zhú)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the eyebrow or on the supraorbital notch.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with supraorbital nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Wind , Redness , Swelling , Pain
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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
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 魚腰 (yú yāo)
🎯 Location: In the centre of the eyebrow, in the depression the directly above the pupil when the eyes are looking straight forward.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Redness , Swelling , Pain , Eye Pain , Benefit Eyes
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)
🎯 Location: At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness , Heat , Wind , Swelling , Pain
Study-reported Electrical stimulation on the skin · a 20-week course
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240808-k0001 ↗ Corroborated by a second study. ST02, BL01, BL02, TB23, XH04, XH05 also appear in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117552 ↗ AcuiQ Self-Treatment Guide
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Buy Registered, results not reported These trials registered a protocol for Myopia and have not reported results. They are not counted above.
How the studies delivered it What the 11 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.
Acupressure 4 of 11 Needling 3 of 11 Press needles 2 of 11 Electrical stimulation on the skin 1 of 11 Sessions: the 3 studies that gave a count ran a median of 1 (middle half 1 to 28).
Course: the 6 studies that gave a length ran a median of 72 days (middle half 16 days to 89 days).
After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.