CYC05 Dachang (Large Intestine)

Location

Superior to the inner 1/3 of the Helix Crus.

Indications

Conditions for which CYC05 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using CYC05

• Obesity, Overweight – AT05, CYC01, CYC05, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.2196/14386 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – AT12, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Flatus – AT12, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation, Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative, Absent Bowel Sounds, Absent Flatus – AT12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 ↗)
• Constipation – AT12, CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC05, HX02, IAC03 (doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03881-7 ↗)
• Fatigue Postoperative, Dyspnea Postoperative – AT12, CVC02, CYC05, IAC03, IN01, TF10 (doi:10.21037/jtd-2025-966 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, CV04, CV08, CVC09, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, TF10 (doi:10.1155/2022/4957061 ↗)
• Chronic Kidney Disease Hemodialysis – CVC06, CVC09, CYC01, CYC05, HX02, IAC03, IN01 (doi:10.1155/2022/4166420 ↗)
• Constipation – CVC02, CVC06, CVC09, CYC05, HX02, IAC03 (doi:10.1186/s12877-023-03881-7 ↗)
• Constipation – CVC09, CYC05, HX02, TF10 (doi:10.1177/10998004241236947 ↗)
• 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 ↗)
• Insomnia, Dyspepsia Functional – CVC01, CVC06, CYC01, CYC05, CYC11 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1496502 ↗)
• Constipation Postoperative – AT12, CYC03, CYC05, HX02, TF10 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250916-0001 ↗)
• Orthodontic Pain – AT07, AT12, CYC01, CYC05, EL05, EL06, HCS03, TF10 (doi:10.1590/2177-6709.26.6.e2119381.oar ↗)
• Vomiting, Nausea, Abdominal Distension, Discomfort Colonoscopy – AT12, CYC01, CYC05, HCS05, IAC03 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42187 ↗)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, CV06, CV12, CYC01, CYC05, TF08 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20211181 ↗)
• Constipation – CYC05, HX02, IAC03 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000043822 ↗)
• Obesity – ST25, ST26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12, CVC06, CYC01, CYC03, CYC05, HCS02, HCS03, HCS04, TF10, TR02 (doi:10.17826/cumj.1314635 ↗)
• Constipation – AH15, AT07, AT10, AT12, CVC09, CYC05, IN01, TF03 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
• Constipation, Xerostomia, Hemodialysis Complication – CVC06, CVC09, CYC05 (doi:10.1097/jnr.0000000000000378 ↗)
• 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)
• Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Postoperative – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, CV06, CV12, CYC01, CYC05, TF08 (LIU Li et al.. Effect of thumb-tack needle on gastrointestinal function recovery after cesarean section under the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery. 针刺研究, 2023)
• Cough Chronic – CVC02, CVC06, CYC05, IAC03, TF10 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Hives – LI04, LI11, SP06, SP10, BL40, CVC01, CVC02, CYC05, IN01, TF10 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
• Pruritus, Constipation Chronic – ST25, ST36, ST37, CV04, CV06, CYC05, IAC03, TF03 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
• Acne – BL13, BL15, BL17, BL21, BL25, GV14, AT05, CVC02, CYC05, EL14, IN01, TR01 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)

Most often selected alongside CYC05

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with CYC05. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• CYC01Stomach16 protocols
• TF10Shenmen14 protocols
• IAC03Sympathetic12 protocols
• CVC06Spleen11 protocols
• AT12Nervous Subcortex10 protocols
• CVC09San Jiao8 protocols
• CVC02Lung6 protocols
• CYC03Small Intestine6 protocols
• HX02Rectum6 protocols
• IN01Endocrine6 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot6 protocols
• ST36Leg Three Miles5 protocols

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