Acupuncture Points for Stroke Prevention

3 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Often treated alongside Stroke Prevention:

Points cited for Stroke Prevention

How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Stroke Prevention. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • GV14Great VertebraGoverning Vessel2 of 3
  • AT07OcciputAuricular Points1 of 3
  • CYC02DuodenumAuricular Points1 of 3
  • CYC11KidneyAuricular Points1 of 3
  • GV03Yang Lumbar GateGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • GV04Life GateGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • GV09Reaching YangGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • GV12Body PillarGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • GV15Gate Of MutenessGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • GV16Wind MansionGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • GV20100 ConvergencesGoverning Vessel1 of 3
  • HCS05CardiaAuricular Points1 of 3

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (8 points)

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GV03 · GV04 · GV09 · GV12 · GV14 · GV15 · GV16 · GV20

Point 1 of 8

GV03Yang Lumbar Gate

GV03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腰陽關 (yāo yáng guān)

🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra at the level with iliac crest.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Numbness, Lower Back Pain, Urine White, Benefit Legs, Benefit Back Lumbar

GV04Life Gate

GV04 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 命門 (mìng mén)

🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Anxiety, Kidney Deficiency, Dizziness, Tinnitus

GV09Reaching Yang

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 至陽 (zhì yáng)

🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level with inferior angle of the scapula.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency

GV12Body Pillar

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 身柱 (shēn zhù)

🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Sweating

GV14Great Vertebra

GV14 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大椎 (dà zhuī)

🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with C7 vertebra.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Shortness of Breath, Weakness, Heat, Chest Fullness

GV15Gate Of Muteness

GV15 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 啞門 (yǎ mén)

🎯 Location: 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline in the depression the below spinous process of the 1st cervical vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution near upper cervical spine.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Depression, Wind, Chills, Epilepsy

GV16Wind Mansion

GV16 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 風府 (fēng fǔ)

🎯 Location: 1 thumb width directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline directly below external occipital protuberance in the depression the between trapezius of the both sides.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution; proximity to foramen magnum.

🛡️ Treats: Stress, Heat Chest, Anxiety, Sweating, Dizziness

GV20100 Convergences

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 百會 (bǎi huì)

🎯 Location: 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.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency

Study-reported

Needling

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.4103/1673-5374.180735 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. GV14 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.1155/2021/9319413 ↗

Protocol (5 points)

100%

AT07 · CYC02 · CYC11 · HCS05 · TF10

Point 1 of 5

AT07Occiput

AT07 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 枕 (zhěn)

🎯 Location: On both ears, located at the lower lateral line of the Exterior Antitragus. At the midpoint between Temple and Brain Stem.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Vertigo, Convulsion

CYC02Duodenum

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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十二指腸 (shí èr zhǐ cháng)

🎯 Location: Superior to the distal (outer) 1/3 of the Helix Crus.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in duodenal ulcers.

🛡️ Treats: Duodenal Ulcer, Duodenitis

CYC11Kidney

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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎 (shèn)

🎯 Location: At the superanterior corner of Cymba Concha.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Absent Periods, Impotence, Indigestion, Ascites, Nephritis

HCS05Cardia

HCS05 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 賁門 (bēn mén)

🎯 Location: At the outer (distal) 1/3 section inferior to the Helix Crus.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in reflux disease.

🛡️ Treats: Achalasia, Vomiting, Nausea, Acid Regurgitation, Chest Discomfort

TF10Shenmen

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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 神門 (shén mén)

🎯 Location: At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Pain, Inflammation, Restless Spirit, Emotional And Mental Disorders

Study-reported

Acupressure · a 2-week course

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.1155/2023/6879150 ↗
Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.

Single-point entry

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GV14Great Vertebra

GV14 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大椎 (dà zhuī)

🎯 Location: Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with C7 vertebra.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Shortness of Breath, Weakness, Heat, Chest Fullness

Study-reported

Needling · 1 session

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.1155/2021/9319413 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. GV14 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.4103/1673-5374.180735 ↗
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Registered, results not reported

These trials registered a protocol for Stroke Prevention and have not reported results. They are not counted above.

LI04 · PC06 · GB20 · GV20 – doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090502

How the studies delivered it

What the 3 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

  • Needling2 of 3
  • Acupressure1 of 3

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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