# Acupoints for Recovery Anesthesia

3 sourced protocols for Recovery Anesthesia. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/recovery-anesthesia

## Protocols

| # | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | Electrical stimulation on the skin, 1 session | doi:10.1093/bja/aeu001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LU09 (Great Source), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | Acupressure, 1 session | doi:10.1186/s12871-025-03404-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LU09 (Great Source), CV22 (Celestial Prominence) | Acupressure, 1 session | doi:10.1186/s12871-025-03404-4 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. |
| LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| CV22 | Celestial Prominence | Conception Vessel | In the center of the suprasternal fossa. |

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