CYC03 Xiaochang (Small Intestine)

小腸xiǎo chángXiaochang

Auricular Points

Location of acupuncture point CYC03 Xiaochang (Small Intestine)
12
Indications
9
Protocols
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Location

Superior to the middle 1/3 part of the Helix Crus.

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which CYC03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Abdominal DistensionConstipationLactation Of DeficiencyDiarrheaDiseases Of The FluidsFunctional Imbalance Of The Stomach And IntestinesHeart DiseasesHematuriaIndigestionInsufficient LactationStomatitisThroat Pain

Protocols using CYC03

  • Appetite Loss Cancer-related – AT12, CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC08, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.21037/apm.2020.04.24 ↗)
  • Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, CV04, CV08, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, TF10 (doi:10.1155/2022/4957061 ↗)
  • Failure To Thrive – CYC01, CYC03, CYC05 (doi:10.1089/acu.2023.0087 ↗)
  • Recovery Gastrointestinal – CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, HCS02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240813-k0005 ↗)
  • Constipation Postoperative – AT12, CYC03, CYC05, HX02, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250916-0001 ↗)
  • Obesity – ST25, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, HCS02, HCS03, HCS04, TF10, TR02 (doi:10.17826/cumj.1314635 ↗)
  • Depression – CVC01, CYC03, TF10 (doi:10.1155/2013/894096 ↗)
  • Obesity Simple – ST25, ST36, SP06, SP09, SP10, CVC06, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, TF03, TF10 (Sun Lanyun. Analysis on the Therapeutic Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Otopoint Pellet Pressure Therapy for Treatment of Simple Obesity. 针刺研究, 2000)
  • Abdominal Pain, Intestinal Obstruction, Volvulus Intestine – CYC03, IAC03 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)

Most often selected alongside CYC03

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CYC03. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • CYC01Stomach6 protocols
  • CYC05Large Intestine6 protocols
  • TF10Shenmen6 protocols
  • CVC06Spleen4 protocols
  • CVC09San Jiao3 protocols
  • ST25Celestial Pivot3 protocols
  • AT12Nervous Subcortex2 protocols
  • CV04Original Qi Gate2 protocols
  • HCS02Ear Center2 protocols
  • IAC03Sympathetic2 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles2 protocols
  • CV06Sea Of Qi1 protocols