Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
Protocol (2 points) 100% CV03 · CV04
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中極 (zhōng jí)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 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. Empty the bladder before needling.
🛡️ Treats: Absent Periods , Back Pain , Pain , Damp , Edema
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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
Study-reported Moxibustion
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20251017-k0001 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
Protocol (2 points) 76% BL33 · BL35
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Study-reported Electroacupuncture · 1 session
Did better than usual care
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220506-k0006 ↗ Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Buy Related symptoms Often treated alongside Urinary Retention After Surgery:
Points cited for Urinary Retention After Surgery How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Urinary Retention After Surgery. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
BL33 Middle Bone Hole Bladder Meridian 1 of 2 BL35 Meeting Of Yang Bladder Meridian 1 of 2 CV03 Central Pivot Conception Vessel 1 of 2 CV04 Original Qi Gate Conception Vessel 1 of 2 Tested, no effect found These studies tested the points below for Urinary Retention After Surgery and found no effect. They are not counted above.
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.
Moxibustion 1 of 2 Electroacupuncture 1 of 2 After a treatment : what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
