# Acupoints for Proteinuria 14 sourced protocols for Proteinuria. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/proteinuria ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/6128673 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210036 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20210036 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP08 (Earth'S Cure), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | BL32 (Second Bone Hole), KD03 (Great Stream), KD06 (Shining Sea), KD07 (Returning Flow) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP08 (Earth'S Cure), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), LV03 (Great Surge), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/md.0000000000047915 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV04 (Life Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000047915 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 13 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 14 | BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneph.2022.1006506 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | 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. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. | | 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. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. | | BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. | | BL21 | Stomach Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 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. | | KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. | | ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 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. | | SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | 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. | | 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. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | 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. | | SP08 | Earth'S Cure | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths below SP09 on the line connecting tip of the medial malleolus and SP09. | | SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | 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. | | BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. | | KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. | | KD07 | Returning Flow | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon. | | 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. | | BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. | --- 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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