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
Other points on the Auricular Points
AH01AH02AH03AH04AH05AH06AH07AH08AH09AH10AH11AH12AH13AH14AH15AH16AT01AT02AT03AT04AT05AT06AT07AT08AT09AT10AT11AT12AT13AT14AT15AT16AT17AT18CVC01CVC02CVC03CVC04CVC05CVC06CVC07CVC08CVC09CVC10CYC01CYC02CYC04CYC05CYC06CYC07CYC08CYC09CYC10CYC11CYC12CYC13CYC14CYC15CYC16CYC17CYC18CYC19CYC20CYC21CYC22EL01EL02EL03EL04EL05EL06EL07EL08EL09EL10EL11EL12EL13EL14EL15EL16EL17EL18HCS01HCS02HCS03HCS04HCS05HX01HX02HX03HX04HX05HX06HX07HX08HX09HX10HX11HX12HX13HX14HX15HX16IAC01IAC02IAC03IN01IN02IN03IN04IN05IN06POS01POS02POS03POS04POS05POS06POS07POS08POS09POS10POS11POS12POS13POS14POS15POS16POS17POS18POS19POS20POS21POS22POS23POS24SAC01SAC02SAC03SAC04SAC05SAC06SAC07SAC08SAC09SAC10SAC11SC01SC02SC03SC04SC05SC06SC07SC08SC09SC10SC11SC12TF01TF02TF03TF04TF05TF06TF07TF08TF09TF10TR01TR02TR03TR04TR05TR06TR07TR08TR09TR10TR11TR12TR13
