From: Acupuncture for menopausal vasomotor symptoms: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Acupoint (standard abbreviation/Chinese nomenclature) | Location | Indication | Depth of insertion |
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Kidney 6 (KI6/Zhaohai) | In the depression below the tip of the medial malleolus | Tonifies Kidney Yin | up to 3Â mm |
Kidney 7 (KI7/Fuliu) | 2 cun a directly above the acupoint Kidney 3 on the anterior border of the Achilles tendon. (Kidney 3 is located in the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon) | Tonifies Kidney Yang and stops night sweating | up to 15Â mm |
Spleen 6 (SP6/Sanyinjiao) | 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus | Nourishes Kidney, Heart and Liver Yin | up to 20Â mm |
Heart 6 (HT6/Yinxi) | When the palm faces upward, the point is on the radial side of the tendon of muscularis flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist | Together with KI7, stops night sweating | up to 3Â mm |
Conception Vessel 4 (CV4/Guanyuan) | On the anterior midline, 3 cun below the umbilicus | Strengthens the uterus, nourishes the kidneys | 20 to 30Â mm |
Liver 3 (LR3/Taichong) | On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones | Subdues rising Liver Yang | 7 to 12Â mm |