# Acupoints for Nicotine Withdrawal 4 sourced protocols for Nicotine Withdrawal. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/nicotine-withdrawal ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), HT08 (Lesser Mansion), KD03 (Great Stream), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC07 (Great Mound) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/nem179 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.2147/TCRM.S565463 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-025-05223-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LU06 (Collection Hole), LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1462-9 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LU06 (Collection Hole), LU07 (Interrupted Sequence) | – | – | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0206288 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), XB02T5 (Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T5) | – | – | doi:10.2147/TCRM.S565463 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/2865831 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13020-022-00649-w | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | LU06 (Collection Hole), LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014574 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.921054 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2015/189694 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210429-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | HT08 | Lesser Mansion | Heart Meridian | When palm faces upward, point is between 4th and 5th metacarpal bones; when fist is made point is where tip of the little finger rests. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. | | PC07 | Great Mound | Pericardium Meridian | In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | LU06 | Collection Hole | Lung Meridian | On the palmar aspect of the forearm on the line joining LU09 and LU05 7 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist. | | XB02T5 | Hua Tuo's Para-Vertebral Point - T5 | Extra Points: Back | 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the twelve thoracic vertebrae & five lumbar vertebrae in the clinical practice the points located 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depressions below the spinous processes of the seven cervical vertebra are also used as additional huatuojiaji points. | | XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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