Acupuncture Points for Sunstroke

🗺️ 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

🗺️ 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

🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 人中 (rén zhōng)

🎯 Location: At the junction of the upper ⅓ and middle ⅓ of the philtrum.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

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

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 十宣 (shí xuān)

🎯 Location: On the tips of the ten fingers, approximately 0.1 thumb width from the fingernail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Heat, Vomiting, Wind

🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 商陽 (shāng yáng)

🎯 Location: On the radial side of the index finger about 0.1 thumb width posterior to the corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders; contraindicated in serious infections of finger.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Tinnitus, Heat, Chest Fullness

🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 少澤 (shào zé)

🎯 Location: On the ulnar side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Dizziness, Tinnitus

🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 委中 (wěi zhōng)

🎯 Location: Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in weakness/fatigue; avoid strong stimulation.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Knee Pain, Vomiting, Abdominal Pain

🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中衝 (zhōng chōng)

🎯 Location: In the center of the tip of the middle finger.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Tinnitus, Heat, Vomiting

🗺️ 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

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Head

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太陽 (tài yáng)

🎯 Location: At the temple, in the tender depression the approximately 1 thumb width posterior to the midpoint between the lateral extremity of the eyebrow & the outer canthus of the eye.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution with temporal artery.

🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Heat, Wind, Swelling, Pain