Acupuncture Points for Tonify Qi

🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath

🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 氣海 (qì hǎi)

🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 1.5 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.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Yang Weakness, Abdominal Bloating

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 大白 (dà bái)

🎯 Location: In the depression the 0.5 thumb widths proximal to the junction the between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones..

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Sciatica, Cold Yang, Regulate Qi, Tonify Qi

🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 靈骨 (líng gǔ)

🎯 Location: On the dorsal side of the hand between the index and thumb, the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, 1.2 thumb widths from da bai..

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Knee Pain, Back Pain, Sciatica, Headache, Lower Back Pain