Protocol (7 points)
100%ST25 · ST36 · SP04 · LV03 · CV10 · CV12 · CV13
ST25Celestial Pivot

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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
ST36Leg Three Miles

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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
SP04Grandfather Grandson

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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 公孫 (gōng sūn)
🎯 Location: In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: Contraindicated during pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Jaundice, Depression, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating
LV03Great Surge

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)
🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.
⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Sweating
CV10Lower Stomach

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 下脘 (xià wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Upper Stomach Pain, Nausea, Food Stagnation, Abdominal Fullness, Urine Dark
CV12Stomach Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中脘 (zhōng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the 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: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Common Cold, Depression
CV13Upper Stomach

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 上脘 (shàng wǎn)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.
🛡️ Treats: Phlegm, Palpitations, Jaundice, Heat, Vomiting
Needling + Electroacupuncture · 11 sessions over 8 weeks
Improved from baseline; no control group
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000040830 ↗