# Acupoints for Chemotherapy Nausea

35 sourced protocols for Chemotherapy Nausea. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/chemotherapy-nausea

## Protocols

| # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PC05 (Intermediary Messenger), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/860631 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 2 | PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0734-x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 3 | PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1425-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 4 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1425-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 5 | CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1425-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 6 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV13 (Bright Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-017-1927-2 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 7 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL17 (Diaphragm Shu Point), BL19 (Gallbladder Shu Point), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2017/9854893 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 8 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-022-03537-w | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 9 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/9688727 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 10 | ST28 (Waterway), ST29 (Return), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP08 (Earth'S Cure), SP10 (Sea Of Blood), SP15 (Great Horizontal), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/8701779 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 11 | LI04 (Junction Valley), LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV20 (100 Convergences) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2022/4251458 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 12 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20240064 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 13 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), BL62 (Extending Vessel), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV17 (Chest Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2012/792042 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 14 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 15 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST41 (Dividing Cleft), ST44 (Inner Court), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB34 (Yang Mound Spring), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 16 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 17 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP04 (Grandfather Grandson), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), KD06 (Shining Sea), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1177/2164956119870444 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 18 | LU09 (Great Source), LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), SI04 (Wrist Bone), KD03 (Great Stream), PC06 (Inner Gate), GB40 (Mound), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0191en | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 19 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST21 (Ridge Gate), ST24 (Slippery Flesh Gate), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST34 (Ridge Mound), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP15 (Great Horizontal), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV09 (Water Separation), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV11 (Strengthen The Interior), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach), CV14 (Great Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2024.13.4027 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 20 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST21 (Ridge Gate), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV03 (Great Surge), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fphar.2026.1693269 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 21 | CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20241220-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 22 | ST21 (Ridge Gate), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV10 (Lower Stomach), CV11 (Strengthen The Interior), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CV13 (Upper Stomach) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230705-0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 23 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fonc.2026.1788635 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 24 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate), LV14 (Qi Cycle Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre), CVC06 (Spleen), CYC01 (Stomach), TF10 (Shenmen) | – | – | doi:10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2023-0191en | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 25 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.12.004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 26 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190116-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 27 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s40880-016-0176-1 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 28 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1111/IGC.0b013e31819d8b48 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 29 | KD01 (Bubbling Spring) | – | – | doi:10.1002/cncr.28973 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 30 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0734-x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 31 | CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0734-x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 32 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.20240402.005 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 33 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2026.103172 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 34 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | Acupuncture for Chemical Therapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02842307 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 35 | PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | The Effects of Acupuncture and the Therapist´s Communication on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03232541 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

## Point locations

| Point | Name | Meridian | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC05 | Intermediary Messenger | Pericardium Meridian | 3 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between tendons of the palmaris longus and flexor carpi radialis. |
| 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. |
| CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| CV13 | Upper Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 5 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. |
| LV13 | Bright Gate | Liver Meridian | On the lateral side of the abdomen below free end of the 11th rib. |
| CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| BL17 | Diaphragm Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV09 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL19 | Gallbladder Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV07 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 10th thoracic vertebra. |
| 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. |
| LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. |
| ST28 | Waterway | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV04. |
| ST29 | Return | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths below umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV03. |
| SP08 | Earth'S Cure | Spleen Meridian | 3 thumb widths below SP09 on the line connecting tip of the medial malleolus and SP09. |
| SP10 | Sea Of Blood | Spleen Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the mediosuperior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of the quadriceps femoris. |
| SP15 | Great Horizontal | Spleen Meridian | 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis. |
| CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. |
| 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. |
| ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. |
| 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. |
| SP09 | Yin Mound Spring | Spleen Meridian | 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. |
| HT07 | Spirit Gate | Heart Meridian | At the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris. |
| BL20 | Spleen Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV06 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL21 | Stomach Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the du mai at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra. |
| BL23 | Kidney Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV04 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra. |
| 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. |
| BL62 | Extending Vessel | Bladder Meridian | In the depression the directly below external malleolus. |
| KD06 | Shining Sea | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the below tip of the medial malleolus. |
| CV17 | Chest Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples. |
| SP04 | Grandfather Grandson | Spleen Meridian | In the depression the distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. |
| ST41 | Dividing Cleft | Stomach Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot at the midpoint of the transverse crease of the ankle joint in the depression the between tendons of the extensor digitorum longus and hallucis longus approximately at the level of the tip of the external malleolus. |
| ST44 | Inner Court | Stomach Meridian | Proximal to the web margin the between 2nd and 3rd toes in the depression the distal and lateral to the 2nd metatarsodigital joint. |
| GB34 | Yang Mound Spring | Gallbladder Meridian | In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. |
| LU09 | Great Source | Lung Meridian | At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| SI04 | Wrist Bone | Small Intestine Meridian | On the ulnar side of the palm in the depression the between base of the 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone. |
| KD03 | Great Stream | Kidney Meridian | In the depression the between tip of the medial malleolus and achilles tendon. |
| GB40 | Mound | Gallbladder Meridian | Anterior and inferior to the external malleolus in the depression on the lateral side of the tendon of the extensor digitorum longus. |
| LV14 | Qi Cycle Gate | Liver Meridian | Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline. |
| ST21 | Ridge Gate | Stomach Meridian | 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV12. |
| ST24 | Slippery Flesh Gate | Stomach Meridian | 1 thumb width above the umbilicus 2 thumb widths lateral to the CV09. |
| ST34 | Ridge Mound | Stomach Meridian | When knee is flexed point is 2 thumb widths above the laterosuperior border of the patella. |
| CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. |
| CV09 | Water Separation | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1 thumb width above the umbilicus. |
| CV10 | Lower Stomach | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 2 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CV11 | Strengthen The Interior | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CV14 | Great Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 6 thumb widths above the umbilicus. |
| CVC06 | Spleen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint of a line from Stomach to the notch between Antihelix and Antitragus. |
| CYC01 | Stomach | Auricular Points | At the area where Helix Crus disappears. |
| TF10 | Shenmen | Auricular Points | At the midpoint between Pelvis and Hepatitis. |
| KD01 | Bubbling Spring | Kidney Meridian | On the sole in the depression the when foot is in the plantar flexion the approximately at the junction of the anterior 1/3 and posterior 2/3 of the line connecting base of the 2nd and 3rd toes and heel. |

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