Protocol (4 points)
100%ST24Slippery Flesh Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 滑肉門 (huá ròu mén)
🎯 Location: 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Depression, Vomiting, Upper Stomach Pain, Vomiting Blood
KD17Shang Bend

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 商曲 (shāng qū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the CV10.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Pain
CV04Original Qi Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 關元 (guān yuán)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication. Bleeding in pregnancy requires obstetric assessment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Kidney Deficiency
CV12Stomach Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中脘 (zhōng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.
🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Common Cold, Depression
Needling · 6 sessions
Did better than sham needling
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181360 ↗