# Acupoints for Constipation Postoperative 10 sourced protocols for Constipation Postoperative. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/constipation-postoperative ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), PC06 (Inner Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04894-y | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100229 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.3390/jcm12155083 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), ST39 (Lower Great Hollow), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fsurg.2024.1349975 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), HT07 (Spirit Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s11695-025-07768-x | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108309 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), BL20 (Spleen Shu Point), BL21 (Stomach Shu Point), BL23 (Kidney Shu Point), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), TB06 (Branch Ditch), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre), GV01 (Long Strength) | – | – | doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108309 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), ST39 (Lower Great Hollow), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250221-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), ST39 (Lower Great Hollow), SP06 (Three Yin Intersection), PC06 (Inner Gate) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20200327-k0003 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP09 (Yin Mound Spring), LV03 (Great Surge) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210125-0004 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | 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. | | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | 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. | | ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | ST39 | Lower Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 9 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | 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. | | 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. | | 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. | | BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. | | TB06 | Branch Ditch | Triple Burner Meridian | 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | GV01 | Long Strength | Governing Vessel | Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position. | | 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. | | 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. | --- AcuiQ-authored content (the protocol compilation, symptom and meridian prose, research essays) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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