# Acupoints for Tremor

23 sourced protocols for Tremor. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/tremor

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1093/ecam/nep085 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/483294 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | LI04 (Junction Valley), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC08 (Palace Of Toil), TB05 (Outer Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1177/0300060520910052 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | BL22 (Sanjiao Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL24 (Sea Of Qi Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.12998/wjcc.v10.i30.11023 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-023-03995-w | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | ST34 (Ridge Mound), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), HT03 (Lesser Sea), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD03 (Great Stream), KD07 (Returning Flow) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.prdoa.2025.100324 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), HT07 (Spirit Gate), KD07 (Returning Flow), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV02 (Passing Between) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13256-025-05444-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00596 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), KD03 (Great Stream), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00596 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00596 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.3390/toxins12090558 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | GB34 (Yang Mound Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1111/j.1755-5949.2012.00363.x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fnagi.2018.00206 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | LU10 (Fish Border), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SI03 (Back Stream), BL60 (Kunlun (Mountains)), KD03 (Great Stream), PC06 (Inner Gate), PC09 (Central Surge), TB05 (Outer Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.22246/jikm.2023.44.1.1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.18325/jkmr.2023.33.4.95 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD03 (Great Stream), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC06 (Inner Gate), TB05 (Outer Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV16 (Wind Mansion), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000410 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | LI04 (Junction Valley), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GB20 (Wind Pool), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), GB39 (Suspended Bell), LV03 (Great Surge), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.27044/d.cnki.ggzzu.2024.000410 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 18 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), GV19 (Behind The Vertex), GV20 (100 Convergences), GV21 (Before The Vertex), GV24 (Spirit Court), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.32133 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 19 | LU05 (Cubit Marsh), LI05 (Yang Stream), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), LI15 (Shoulder And Clavicle), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), HT03 (Lesser Sea), SI06 (Support The Aged), SI09 (True Shoulder), BL36 (Support), BL40 (Middle Of The Crease), KD03 (Great Stream), PC02 (Celestial Spring), PC03 (Marsh At The Bend), PC07 (Great Mound), TB02 (Fluid Gate), TB04 (Yang Pool), TB14 (Shoulder Bone Hole), GB30 (Jumping Circle), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), LV04 (Mound Centre) | – | – | REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 20 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST08 (Head Corner), GB20 (Wind Pool), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | Zhang Li-ling, Zhang Gang, Zhang Li-ping. Prof. ZHANG Zhi-jun's Experience in the Combined Treatment with Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs — A Report of 3 Illustrative Cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(4): 279-281 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 21 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | 辜孔进. 四关穴的临床应用. , 2009 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 22 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | 辜孔进. 四关穴临床应用. 中国中医药信息杂志 ., 2010 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 23 | GB08 (Leading Valley), GB15 (Head Governor Of Tears), GB20 (Wind Pool), GV20 (100 Convergences), XH03 (Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall) | – | – | Dong Jun et al.. [Clinical experience of Qin's eight scalp needles for treatment of Parkinson's disease].. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion, 2014 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. |
| LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. |
| PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| PC08 | Palace Of Toil | Pericardium Meridian | At the center of the palm between 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones but closer to the latter and in the part touching tip of the middle finger when fist is made. |
| TB05 | Outer Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | 2 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna. |
| BL22 | Sanjiao Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV05 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra. |
| BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| BL24 | Sea Of Qi Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd lumbar vertebra. |
| BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. |
| GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | 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. |
| ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| HT03 | Lesser Sea | Heart Meridian | With elbow flexed, at the midpoint of the line connecting medial end of the cubital crease and medial epicondyle of the humerus. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| KD07 | Returning Flow | Kidney Meridian | 2 thumb widths directly above the KD03 on the anterior border of the achilles tendon. |
| LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. |
| LV02 | Passing Between | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot between 1st and 2nd toe proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| GB20 | Wind Pool | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16. |
| SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. |
| BL40 | Middle Of The Crease | Bladder Meridian | Midpoint of the transverse crease of the popliteal fossa between tendons of the biceps femoris and semitendinosus. |
| GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. |
| LU10 | Fish Border | Lung Meridian | On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the 1st metacarpal bone on the junction of the red and white skin of the hand. |
| SI03 | Back Stream | Small Intestine Meridian | When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin. |
| BL60 | Kunlun (Mountains) | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the external malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| PC09 | Central Surge | Pericardium Meridian | In the center of the tip of the middle finger. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| GV16 | Wind Mansion | Governing Vessel | 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. |
| GB39 | Suspended Bell | Gallbladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the tip of the external malleolus on the anterior border of the fibula. |
| GV19 | Behind The Vertex | Governing Vessel | 5.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the posterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths directly above the GV18. |
| GV21 | Before The Vertex | Governing Vessel | 3.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline 1.5 thumb widths anterior to the GV20. |
| GV24 | Spirit Court | Governing Vessel | 0.5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline. |
| XH03 | Hall Of Impression Or Seal Hall | Extra Points: Head | At the glabella, at the midpoint between the medial extremities of the eyebrows. |
| LU05 | Cubit Marsh | Lung Meridian | On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed. |
| LI05 | Yang Stream | Large Intestine Meridian | On the radial side of the wrist; when thumb is tilted upward it is in the depression the between tendons of the extensor pollicus longus and brevis. |
| LI15 | Shoulder And Clavicle | Large Intestine Meridian | Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint. |
| ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. |
| SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia. |
| SI06 | Support The Aged | Small Intestine Meridian | Dorsal to the head of the ulna; when palm face chest point is in the bonny cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna. |
| SI09 | True Shoulder | Small Intestine Meridian | Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint; when arm is adducted point is 1 thumb width above the posterior end of the axillary fold. |
| BL36 | Support | Bladder Meridian | On the posterior side of the thigh at the midpoint of the inferior gluteal crease. |
| PC02 | Celestial Spring | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths below level of the anterior axillary fold between 2 heads of the biceps brachii. |
| PC03 | Marsh At The Bend | Pericardium Meridian | On the transverse cubital crease at the ulnar side of the tendon of the biceps brachii. |
| PC07 | Great Mound | Pericardium Meridian | In the middle of the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| TB02 | Fluid Gate | Triple Burner Meridian | When fist is clenched point is located in the depression the proximal to the margin of the web between ringer and small fingers at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| TB04 | Yang Pool | Triple Burner Meridian | On the transverse crease of the dorsum of the wrist in the depression the lateral to the tendon of the extensor digitorum communis. |
| TB14 | Shoulder Bone Hole | Triple Burner Meridian | On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted. |
| GB30 | Jumping Circle | Gallbladder Meridian | At the junction of the lateral ⅓ and medial ⅔ of the distance between prominence of the greater trochanter and hiatus of the sacrum, GV02; when locating point put patient in the lateral recumbent position the with thigh flexed. |
| LV04 | Mound Centre | Liver Meridian | Anterior to the medial malleolus midway between SP05 and ST41 in the depression on the medial side of the tendon of the tibialis anterior. |
| ST08 | Head Corner | Stomach Meridian | On the lateral side of the head, 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the corner of the forehead & 4.5 thumb widths lateral to the midline of the head. |
| GB08 | Leading Valley | Gallbladder Meridian | Superior to the apex of the auricle 1.5 thumb widths within the hairline. |
| GB15 | Head Governor Of Tears | Gallbladder Meridian | On the head directly above the pupil and 0.5 thumb widths above the anterior hairline at the midpoint of the line connecting GV24 and ST08. |

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