How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Vascular Dementia. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.
Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean
ST36 · KD01 · PC09 · CV06 · GV16 · GV20
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🗺️ 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
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🗺️ Meridian: Bladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膈俞 (gé yú)
🎯 Location: 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Sweating, Dizziness
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
ZHONG Xiu-yan, SU Xue-xu & LIU Jie. Clinical Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Nimodipine for Treatment of Vascular Dementia in 30 Cases. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, Vol. 29, No. 3: 174-176
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 風池 (fēng chí)
🎯 Location: In the depression the between upper portion of the scm and trapezius on the same level with GV16.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with vertebral artery; avoid deep perpendicular needling.
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
ZHAO Ling, ZHANG Hong, ZHENG Zhong, HUANG Jiao. Electroacupuncture on the Head Points for Improving Gnosia in Patients with Vascular Dementia. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(1): 29-33ST25 · ST36 · ST40 · ST44 · SP10 · PC06 · GB39 · LV03 · CV04 · CV06 · CV12 · CV17 · GV20 · GV24
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. 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, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.
SHI Guang-xia, LIU Cun-zhi, LI Qian-qian, ZHU Hong, WANG Lin-peng. Influence of acupuncture on cognitive function and markers of oxidative DNA damage in patients with vascular dementia. J Tradit Chin Med, 2012, 32(2): 199-202None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.
After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.
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