# Acupoints for Retention Food 9 sourced protocols for Retention Food. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/retention-food ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), XL25 (Plantar Court / Inner Neiting) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 2 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), XL25 (Plantar Court / Inner Neiting) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 3 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV11 (Strengthen The Interior), XL25 (Plantar Court / Inner Neiting) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 4 | ST18 (Breast Root), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL46 (Diaphragm Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), XL25 (Plantar Court / Inner Neiting) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP03 (Great White), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), CV10 (Lower Stomach), XU10A (Four Stitches), XU10B (Four Stitches), XU10C (Four Stitches), XU10D (Four Stitches) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 6 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP03 (Great White), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), CV10 (Lower Stomach), XL03 (Hundred Insect Nest), XU10A (Four Stitches), XU10B (Four Stitches), XU10C (Four Stitches), XU10D (Four Stitches) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 7 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV12 (Stomach Centre), XH12 (Golden Liquid), XH13 (Jade Fluid) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | | 9 | ST18 (Breast Root), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL18 (Liver Shu Point), BL46 (Diaphragm Gate), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV14 (Great Palace Gate), XL25 (Plantar Court / Inner Neiting) | – | – | sacredlotus.com | web | Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | XL25 | Plantar Court / Inner Neiting | Extra Points: Lower limbs | On the foot palm, in the depression the anterior to the second and third metatarsophalaneal joint. | | 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. | | CV11 | Strengthen The Interior | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | ST18 | Breast Root | Stomach Meridian | On the chest directly below nipple, on the lower border of the breast, in the 5th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. | | 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. | | BL18 | Liver Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV08 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 9th thoracic vertebra. | | BL46 | Diaphragm Gate | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level of the inferior angle of the scapula. | | CV14 | Great Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 6 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | SP03 | Great White | Spleen Meridian | Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin. | | 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. | | 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. | | CV10 | Lower Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | XU10A | Four Stitches | Extra Points: Upper limbs | Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints. | | XU10B | Four Stitches | Extra Points: Upper limbs | Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints. | | XU10C | Four Stitches | Extra Points: Upper limbs | Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints. | | XU10D | Four Stitches | Extra Points: Upper limbs | Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints. | | XL03 | Hundred Insect Nest | Extra Points: Lower limbs | 3 thumb widths proximal to the medial superior border of the patella, in the a tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle, 1 thumb width proximal to the xuehai sp-10. | | SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. | | XH12 | Golden Liquid | Extra Points: Head | In the mouth, on the vein the in the left side of the frenulum of the tongue. | | XH13 | Jade Fluid | Extra Points: Head | In the mouth, on the vein the in the right side of the frenulum of the tongue. | --- 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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