Acupuncture Points for Benefit Regulate Stomach

4 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Points cited for Benefit Regulate Stomach

How often each point appears across the 4 entries ranked highest for Benefit Regulate Stomach. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • ST25Celestial PivotStomach Meridian3 of 4
  • ST37Upper Great HollowStomach Meridian3 of 4
  • XU10AFour StitchesExtra Points: Upper limbs3 of 4
  • XU10BFour StitchesExtra Points: Upper limbs3 of 4
  • XU10CFour StitchesExtra Points: Upper limbs3 of 4
  • XU10DFour StitchesExtra Points: Upper limbs3 of 4
  • CV06Sea Of QiConception Vessel1 of 4
  • CV11Strengthen The InteriorConception Vessel1 of 4
  • CV12Stomach CentreConception Vessel1 of 4
  • CV17Chest CentreConception Vessel1 of 4
  • LI04Junction ValleyLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 4
  • LI11Pond At The BendLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 4

No study in this index covers Benefit Regulate Stomach

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (6 points)

70%

ST25 · ST37 · XU10A · XU10B · XU10C · XU10D

Point 1 of 6

ST25Celestial Pivot

ST25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

ST37Upper Great Hollow

ST37 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 上巨虛 (shàng jù xū)

🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Common Cold

XU10AFour Stitches

XU10A acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10BFour Stitches

XU10B acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10CFour Stitches

XU10C acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10DFour Stitches

XU10D acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

Website

Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.

sacredlotus.com ↗

Protocol (9 points)

70%

LI04 · LI11 · ST25 · ST37 · SP09 · XU10A · XU10B · XU10C · XU10D

Point 1 of 9

LI04Junction Valley

LI04 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 合谷 (hé gǔ)

🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side.

⚠️ Cautions: Traditionally forbidden in pregnancy – these are the points used to bring on labour at term. Controlled data show no excess of preterm birth or stillbirth (Carr 2015), but in pregnancy needle only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Release Exterior, Absent Periods, Wind

LI11Pond At The Bend

LI11 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲池 (qū chí)

🎯 Location: 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.

⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency. Avoid excessive stimulation in weak patients.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Dizziness, Heat, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

ST25Celestial Pivot

ST25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

ST37Upper Great Hollow

ST37 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 上巨虛 (shàng jù xū)

🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Common Cold

SP09Yin Mound Spring

SP09 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Spleen Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 陰陵泉 (yīn líng quán)

🎯 Location: On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia in the depression the posterior and inferior to the medial condyle of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of knee inflammation.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Fever, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice

XU10AFour Stitches

XU10A acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10BFour Stitches

XU10B acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10CFour Stitches

XU10C acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10DFour Stitches

XU10D acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

Website

Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.

sacredlotus.com ↗

Protocol (8 points)

70%

ST25 · ST37 · CV06 · CV11 · XU10A · XU10B · XU10C · XU10D

Point 1 of 8

ST25Celestial Pivot

ST25 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 天樞 (tiān shū)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency – treatment here is adjunctive at most and must never delay surgical assessment. Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Constipation, Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating

ST37Upper Great Hollow

ST37 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 上巨虛 (shàng jù xū)

🎯 Location: 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Spleen Weakness, Stomach Weakness, Common Cold

CV06Sea Of Qi

CV06 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 氣海 (qì hǎi)

🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Constipation, Yang Weakness, Abdominal Bloating

CV11Strengthen The Interior

CV11 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 建里 (jiàn lǐ)

🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

🛡️ Treats: Vomiting, Abdominal Bloating, Edema, Heart Pain, Turmoil Disorder

XU10AFour Stitches

XU10A acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10BFour Stitches

XU10B acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10CFour Stitches

XU10C acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

XU10DFour Stitches

XU10D acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Extra Points: Upper limbs

🇨🇳 Chinese: 四縫 (sì fèng)

🎯 Location: Four points on the each hand, on the palmer side of the 2nd to the 5th fingers and at the centre of the proximal interphalangeal joints.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Spleen Weakness, Asthma, Food Stagnation, Cough Whooping, Infantile Nutrition Deficiency

Website

Point selection published on a website. Not peer-reviewed – check it before relying on it.

sacredlotus.com ↗

Protocol (5 points)

70%

ST36 · PC06 · LV03 · CV12 · CV17

Point 1 of 5

ST36Leg Three Miles

ST36 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 足三里 (zú sān lǐ)

🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in cases of severe varicose veins.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath

PC06Inner Gate

PC06 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Pericardium Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 內關 (nèi guān)

🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in severe deficiency conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Dizziness, Spleen Qi Deficiency

LV03Great Surge

LV03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太衝 (tài chōng)

🎯 Location: On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones.

⚠️ Cautions: Monitor blood pressure and avoid strong stimulation where hypertension is uncontrolled or unstable; hypertensive crisis is a medical emergency.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Anxiety, Shortness of Breath, Sweating

CV12Stomach Centre

CV12 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中脘 (zhōng wǎn)

🎯 Location: On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid needling over the gravid uterus after the first trimester; where used in pregnancy, needle shallowly and only on a clear obstetric indication.

🛡️ Treats: Poor Appetite, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Common Cold, Depression

CV17Chest Centre

CV17 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 膻中 (dàn zhōng)

🎯 Location: On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – needle transversely along the sternum. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Chest Fullness

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