# Acupoints for Urinary Urgency

28 sourced protocols for Urinary Urgency. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/urinary-urgency

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2011/303198 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-301 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008338 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP11 (Winnower Gate), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2016/5709295 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), LV03 (Great Surge), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000012016 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/1439141 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2784-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), KD03 (Great Stream), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2020/1705964 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-03018-y | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJWH.S494135 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.3390/jcm14072262 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044553 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | ST28 (Waterway), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000020376 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2024.000579 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | BL31 (Upper Bone Hole), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.27465/d.cnki.gzzyc.2024.000579 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL28 (Bladder Shu Point), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.024117 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230422-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 18 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000044553 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 19 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1177/09645284251399237 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 20 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), KD03 (Great Stream), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJWH.S494135 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 21 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1579276 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 22 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream) | – | – | doi:10.1097/CU9.0000000000000266 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 23 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang), CV03 (Central Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.2147/IJWH.S582171 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 24 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL32 (Second Bone Hole), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.explore.2023.12.001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 25 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) | – | – | 胡创政孙自学张宸铭樊立鹏华众付晓君门波. 基于隐结构模型和频繁项集的针刺治疗慢性前列腺炎辨证取穴规律. 世界中医药 ., 2024 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 26 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV01 (Meeting Of Yin) | – | – | 胡创政孙自学张宸铭樊立鹏华众付晓君门波. 基于隐结构模型和频繁项集的针刺治疗慢性前列腺炎辨证取穴规律. 世界中医药 ., 2024 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 27 | ST29 (Return), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), LV10 (Leg Five Miles), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | 熊伟徐斌郭宇王曦蒋远斌杨兴智王铀. 应用单纯针灸疗法与琥珀酸索利那新治疗女性膀胱过度活动症的对比性研究. , 2016 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 28 | ST28 (Waterway), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), CV02 (Curved Bone), CV03 (Central Pivot), CV04 (Original Qi Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 29 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL29 (Middle Spine Shu), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | 程觅冉津川阮铄荃胡静顾尤嘉赵小凡陈炳力明树人李璟侯文光. 针刺治疗膀胱源性夜尿症的疗效观察及对特定腧穴红外辐射温度变化的影响. 中国中医药科技 ., 2024 [CNKI] | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 30 | CVC01 (Heart), CYC08 (Liver), CYC11 (Kidney), CYC13 (Bladder) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20250775 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 31 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059449 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 32 | BL33 (Middle Bone Hole) | – | – | doi:10.5980/jpnjurol1989.86.1514 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 33 | BL35 (Meeting Of Yang) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240322-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## 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. |
| 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. |
| CV03 | Central Pivot | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL35 | Meeting Of Yang | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum 0.5 thumb widths lateral to the tip of the coccyx. |
| 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. |
| SP11 | Winnower Gate | Spleen Meridian | 6 thumb widths above the SP10 on the line drawn from SP10 to the SP12. |
| CV02 | Curved Bone | Conception Vessel | On the midpoint of the upper border of the symphysis pubis. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| BL32 | Second Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the posterior superior iliac spine just at the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. |
| BL31 | Upper Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum at the midpoint between posterior superior iliac spine and posterior midline just at the 1st posterior sacral foramen. |
| BL28 | Bladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 2nd posterior sacral foramen. |
| CV01 | Meeting Of Yin | Conception Vessel | Between anus and root of the scrotum in the males/posterior labial commissure in the females. |
| ST29 | Return | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. |
| 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. |
| LV10 | Leg Five Miles | Liver Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly below ST30 at the proximal end of the thigh below pubic tubercle and on the lateral border of the adductor longus. |
| BL29 | Middle Spine Shu | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. |
| CVC01 | Heart | Auricular Points | A depression which is located at the center of Cavum Concha. |
| CYC08 | Liver | Auricular Points | In the lateral inferior area of the Cymba Conchae. |
| CYC11 | Kidney | Auricular Points | At the superanterior corner of Cymba Concha. |
| CYC13 | Bladder | Auricular Points | At the junction of the anterior 1/3 and middle 1/3 of the line from Prostate and Ureter. |

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