How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Orthodontic Pain. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 巨髎 (jù hé)
🎯 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
LU07 · LI04 · LI06 · LI11 · XH03
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 列缺 (liè quē)
🎯 Location: 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.
⚠️ Cautions: Use with caution in patients with radial nerve sensitivity.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm
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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
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1590/2176-9451.19.4.100-106.oar ↗Disclaimer: The acupoint information provided is for educational purposes only.