Points cited for Oedema Yin How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Oedema Yin. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
BL20 Spleen Shu Point Bladder Meridian 3 of 3 BL23 Kidney Shu Point Bladder Meridian 3 of 3 CV04 Original Qi Gate Conception Vessel 3 of 3 CV09 Water Separation Conception Vessel 3 of 3 KD07 Returning Flow Kidney Meridian 3 of 3 ST36 Leg Three Miles Stomach Meridian 3 of 3 GB41 Foot Governor Of Tears Gallbladder Meridian 1 of 3 GV26 Philtrum Governing Vessel 1 of 3 SP05 Metal Hill Spleen Meridian 1 of 3 No study in this index covers Oedema Yin Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens
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Protocol (6 points) 70% ST36 · BL20 · BL23 · KD07 · CV04 · CV09
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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: 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: 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: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 復溜 (fù liū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Fullness , Damp , Edema , Cough Pus
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Shortness of Breath , Kidney Deficiency
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Protocol (7 points) 70% ST36 · BL20 · BL23 · KD07 · CV04 · CV09 · GV26
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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: 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: 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: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 復溜 (fù liū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Fullness , Damp , Edema , Cough Pus
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Shortness of Breath , Kidney Deficiency
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 人中 (rén zhōng)
🎯 Location: At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Jaundice , Depression , Wind , Chills
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Protocol (8 points) 70% ST36 · SP05 · BL20 · BL23 · KD07 · GB41 · CV04 · CV09
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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: 商丘 (shāng qiū)
🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the medial malleolus midway between tuberosity of the navicular bone and tip of the medial malleolus.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Fever , Jaundice , Common Cold , Constipation
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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: 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: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 復溜 (fù liū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Chest Fullness , Damp , Edema , Cough Pus
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 足臨泣 (zú lín qì)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever , Phlegm , Sweating , Kidney Deficiency , Dizziness
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough , Diarrhea , Anxiety , Shortness of Breath , Kidney Deficiency
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