2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.
Often treated alongside Speech Unclear:
How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Speech Unclear. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
LI04 · LI10 · LI14 · LI15 · ST31 · ST32 · ST36 · ST41 · TB05 · GB34 · LV03
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.
⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
Wu Yong. Effects of Electroacupuncture at the Nerve Trunk for Treatment of Apoplectic Hemiplegia at the Spastic Stage. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(3): 183-185
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