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. 2013 Aug;19(8):690–696. doi: 10.1089/acm.2012.0347

Table 2.

Acupuncture Points Prescriptions and Their Therapeutic Effects with Acupuncture

Prescription
 
Point Meridian Location
GV 20 Governing vessel Midway on a line connecting the apex of both ears in a depression slightly anterior to a larger depression
M-HN-3 Extra points Midway between the medial ends of the eyebrows
HT 8 Heart meridian Between the 4th and 5th metacarpal bones
KI 10 Kidney meridian On the medial side of the knee joint between the tendons of semitendinosis and semimembranosus
LV 2 Liver meridian On the dorsum of the foot between the 1st and 2nd toes, proximal to the margin of the web at the junction of the red and white skin