# Acupoints for Wheeze 1 sourced protocol for Wheeze. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/wheeze ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | BL12 (Wind Gate), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0947-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-11-121 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2015/846851 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), BL12 (Wind Gate), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), KD01 (Bubbling Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-020-02899-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/4084505 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST40 (Abundant Bulge), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), KD03 (Great Stream), KD07 (Returning Flow), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV02 (Passing Between), CV17 (Chest Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | LU07 (Interrupted Sequence), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13052-015-0155-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), CV17 (Chest Centre), CV22 (Celestial Prominence), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.16368/j.issn.1674-8999.2018.08.331 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.13729/j.issn.1671-7813.2015.10.73 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | LU01 (Central Mansion), LI04 (Junction Valley), BL11 (Great Shuttle), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.16305/j.1007-1334.2021.2005036 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | LU01 (Central Mansion), BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL43 (Vital Region Shu Point), CV17 (Chest Centre), GV14 (Great Vertebra) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221003-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | BL13 (Lung Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), XB01A (Asthma Rest), XB01B (Relieve Dyspnoea) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250429-k0002 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 13 | LU09 (Great Source), BL13 (Lung Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.1177/19336586251378193 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | BL12 | Wind Gate | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra. | | BL13 | Lung Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV12 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra. | | GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. | | BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. | | BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic 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. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | ST40 | Abundant Bulge | Stomach Meridian | 8 thumb widths superior to the tip of the external malleolus, lateral to the ST38 about 2 finger breadth (middle finger) lateral to the anterior border of the tibia. | | KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. | | LU07 | Interrupted Sequence | Lung Meridian | Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus. | | 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. | | 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. | | SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. | | CV22 | Celestial Prominence | Conception Vessel | In the center of the suprasternal fossa. | | 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. | | LU01 | Central Mansion | Lung Meridian | Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. | | BL11 | Great Shuttle | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV13 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra. | | BL43 | Vital Region Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 3 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th thoracic vertebra on the spinal border of the scapula. | | 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. | | XB01A | Asthma Rest | Extra Points: Back | 1 thumb width lateral to the GV14. | | XB01B | Relieve Dyspnoea | Extra Points: Back | 0.5 - 1 thumb width lateral to the depression the below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra. | | LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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