Acupuncture for patients with mild hypertension: study protocol of an open-label multicenter randomized controlled trial

Table 2 Details of acupuncture protocol

AMA	Jue-yin syndrome	Taichong (LR3), renying(ST9), taixi(KI3), neiguan(PC6)
AMA	Yan-ming syndrome	Taichong (LR3), renying(ST9), zusanli(ST36), quchi(LI11)
NMA		Fengchi(GB20), waiguan(SJ5), yinlingquan(SP9), xuehai(SP10)
ISA		1. The edge of the tibia (1–2 cm lateral and horizontal to the zusanli (ST36))
		2. Halfway between the tip of the elbow and the axilla
		3. On the ulnar side of the arm, halfway between the epicondylus medialis of the humerus and the ulnar side of the wrist
		4. 2 cm superior to futu(LI18)

AMA, Affected meridian acupuncture group; ISA, Invasive sham acupuncture group; NMA, Non-affected meridian acupuncture group.

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