# Acupoints for Smoking Cessation

9 sourced protocols for Smoking Cessation. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/smoking-cessation

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/2865831 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | LU06 (Collection Hole), LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014574 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-025-05223-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | LU06 (Collection Hole), LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), HT07 (Spirit Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1462-9 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2022.921054 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2015/189694 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13020-022-00649-w | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210429-k0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | Wang Yingying, Liu Zhao, Zhang Ou, Chen Min, Huang Lingling, Wu Yuan, Zhang Fanfan, Wu Guanyi, He Xiuqing, Yang Jinsheng. Effect of acupuncture treatment on smoking cessation in smokers from Hong Kong. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(5): 634-639 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| LU07 | Interrupted Sequence | Lung Meridian | 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. |
| LU06 | Collection Hole | Lung Meridian | On the palmar aspect of the forearm on the line joining LU09 and LU05 7 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | 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. |
| XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. |

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