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Acupuncture Points for Sleep Early Awakening

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Sleep Early Awakening:

InsomniaFatigueFatigue MorningMemory DecreasedSleep Difficulty Falling AsleepSleep Fragmented

Points cited for Sleep Early Awakening

How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Sleep Early Awakening. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL11Great ShuttleBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • BL13Lung Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • BL23Kidney Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • BL52Willpower RoomBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • GV04Life GateGoverning Vessel1 of 2
  • GV14Great VertebraGoverning Vessel1 of 2
  • HT07Spirit GateHeart Meridian1 of 2

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (6 points)

90%

BL11 · BL13 · BL23 · BL52 · GV04 · GV14

FatigueInsomniaSleep Difficulty Falling AsleepSleep Early AwakeningSleep Frequent AwakeningMemory Decreased
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BL11Great Shuttle

BL11 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大杼 (dà zhù)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV13 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Knee Pain

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

HUANG Li-sha, WANG Dan-lin, WANG Cheng-wei, HU You-ping, ZHOU Jian-wei, LI Ning. The Needle-Rolling Therapy for Treatment of Non-organic Chronic Insomnia in 90 Cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 19-22
Not substantiated. Studies in the index cover this search, and none of their protocols use any of these points.

Single-point entry

100%
InsomniaSleep Early AwakeningSleep Onset DifficultySleep FragmentedFatigue Morning

HT07Spirit Gate

HT07 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Heart Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 神門 (shén mén)

🎯 Location: 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.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cardiac arrhythmias.

🛡️ Treats: Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Palpitations, Common Cold, Heat

Study-reported

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Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.2147/NDT.S41892 ↗
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How the studies delivered it

What the 1 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

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