Acupuncture Points for Acute Cholecystitis

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

No study in this index covers Acute Cholecystitis

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 (2 points)

90%

LI04 · PC06

VomitingPainNauseaCholecystitisCholelithiasisAcute CholecystitisPostoperative Nausea And Vomiting

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

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

Text or case report

Needling · 1 session

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Acupuncture for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05975385
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Single-point entry

90%
Cholecystitis AcuteGallbladder Pain

GB34Yang Mound Spring

GB34 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Gallbladder Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽陵泉 (yáng líng quán)

🎯 Location: In the depression the anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Jaundice, Constipation, Vomiting

Text or case report

Needling

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

GB34 Acupuncture in Acute Cholecystitis. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04960189
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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Acute Cholecystitis:

Acute CholecystitisCholecystitisCholecystitis AcuteCholelithiasisNauseaPain

Points cited for Acute Cholecystitis

How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Acute Cholecystitis. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • GB34Yang Mound SpringGallbladder Meridian1 of 2
  • LI04Junction ValleyLarge Intestine Meridian1 of 2
  • PC06Inner GatePericardium Meridian1 of 2

How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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