# Acupoints for Absent Flatus 12 sourced protocols for Absent Flatus. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/absent-flatus ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CYC01 (Stomach), CYC05 (Large Intestine), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CYC01 (Stomach), CYC05 (Large Intestine), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC06 (Spleen), CYC01 (Stomach), CYC05 (Large Intestine), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | AT12 (Nervous Subcortex), CVC06 (Spleen), CYC01 (Stomach), CYC05 (Large Intestine), IAC03 (Sympathetic), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1464749 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240618-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2026.102076 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | LI04 (Junction Valley) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101227 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | PC06 | Inner Gate | Pericardium Meridian | 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. | | GV20 | 100 Convergences | Governing Vessel | On the midline of the head 5 thumb widths directly above the midpoint of the anterior hairline approximately on the midpoint of the line connecting apex of the ears. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | SP06 | Three Yin Intersection | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths directly above the tip of the medial malleolus posterior to the medial border of the tibia. | | AT12 | Nervous Subcortex | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the lower 1/2 of the interior wall of the Antitragus; in the midpoint between Thalamus and the beginning of the medial lower line of the interior Antitragus. | | CYC01 | Stomach | Auricular Points | At the area where Helix Crus disappears. | | CYC05 | Large Intestine | Auricular Points | Superior to the inner 1/3 of the Helix Crus. | | IAC03 | Sympathetic | Auricular Points | On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix. | | TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. | | CVC06 | Spleen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint of a line from Stomach to the notch between Antihelix and Antitragus. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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