Acupuncture Points for Sub-health Perimenopausal

3 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Sub-health Perimenopausal:

DizzinessFatigueHot FlashesInsomniaJoint Pain

Points cited for Sub-health Perimenopausal

How often each point appears across the 3 entries ranked highest for Sub-health Perimenopausal. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL23Kidney Shu PointBladder Meridian3 of 3

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Single-point entry

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FatigueDizzinessInsomniaJoint PainHot FlashesSub-health Perimenopausal

BL23Kidney Shu Point

BL23 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn yú)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency

Study-reported

Moxibustion · 20 sessions over 26 days

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.12659/MSM.909721 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL23 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.04.008 ↗

Single-point entry

100%
Sub-health Perimenopausal

BL23Kidney Shu Point

BL23 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn yú)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency

Study-reported

Moxibustion · 20 sessions over 4 weeks

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.12659/MSM.909721 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL23 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.04.008 ↗

Single-point entry

100%
Sub-health Perimenopausal

BL23Kidney Shu Point

BL23 acupoint
Click to enlarge

Click to view all layers

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腎俞 (shèn yú)

🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Asthma, Tinnitus, Qi Deficiency

Study-reported

Moxibustion · 20 sessions over 26 days

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.04.008 ↗
Corroborated by a second study. BL23 also appears in another study-reported protocol for the same search. A second publication is not necessarily a second research group. doi:10.12659/MSM.909721 ↗
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How the studies delivered it

What the 2 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

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