# Acupoints for Opioid Withdrawal 4 sourced protocols for Opioid Withdrawal. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/opioid-withdrawal ## Protocols | # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI01 (Metal Yang), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD01 (Bubbling Spring), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB41 (Foot Governor Of Tears), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences), XU11A (Ten Diffusions), XU11B (Ten Diffusions), XU11C (Ten Diffusions), XU11D (Ten Diffusions), XU11E (Ten Diffusions), XU11F (Ten Diffusions), XU11G (Ten Diffusions), XU11H (Ten Diffusions), XU11I (Ten Diffusions), XU11J (Ten Diffusions) | Needling + Bloodletting | Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 2 | TB06 (Branch Ditch), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Needling, 1 session | Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), TB06 (Branch Ditch), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | Needling | Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | doi:10.1155/2012/739045 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LI01 | Metal Yang | Large Intestine Meridian | On the radial side of the index finger about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail. | | 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. | | KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | 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. | | 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. | | GB41 | Foot Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | Posterior to the 4th metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digiti minimi of the foot. | | GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. | | 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. | | XU11A | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11B | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11C | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11D | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11E | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11F | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11G | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11H | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11I | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | XU11J | Ten Diffusions | Extra Points: Upper limbs | On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail. | | TB06 | Branch Ditch | Triple Burner Meridian | 3 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 on the radial side of the extensor digitorum. | | 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. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | 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. | | 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. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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