# Acupoints for Withdrawal Restlessness

5 sourced protocols for Withdrawal Restlessness. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/withdrawal-restlessness

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | GV04 (Life Gate), GV09 (Reaching Yang), GV10 (Spirit Tower), GV11 (Spirit Path), GV14 (Great Vertebra), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), KD03 (Great Stream), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC02 (Lung), CVC06 (Spleen), CYC11 (Kidney), IAC03 (Sympathetic), IN01 (Endocrine), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC01 (Heart), CVC02 (Lung), CYC08 (Liver), CYC11 (Kidney), IAC03 (Sympathetic), IN01 (Endocrine), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.767613 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| 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. |
| GV04 | Life Gate | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| GV09 | Reaching Yang | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra approximately at the level with inferior angle of the scapula. |
| GV10 | Spirit Tower | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 6th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV11 | Spirit Path | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 5th thoracic vertebra. |
| GV14 | Great Vertebra | Governing Vessel | Below spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra approximately at the level of the shoulders. |
| 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. |
| AT12 | Nervous Subcortex | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus. |
| CVC02 | Lung | Auricular Points | Occupies the lower area adjacent to the Heart area. Lower Lung is the Ipsilateral Lung. |
| CVC06 | Spleen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint of a line from Stomach to the notch between Antihelix and Antitragus. |
| CYC11 | Kidney | Auricular Points | At the superanterior corner of Cymba Concha. |
| IAC03 | Sympathetic | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix. |
| IN01 | Endocrine | Auricular Points | On both ears, in the inferior portion of the Cavum Concha, 0.5 cm down from the notch between the Tragus and the Antitragus. It is corresponding to the conarium of the body. |
| TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. |
| 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. |

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