Acupuncture Points for Gastrointestinal Disorder

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Single-point entry

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ConstipationEpilepsySeizureDiarrheaGastrointestinal DisorderPerianal PainDisease Perianal

GV01Long Strength

GV01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 長強 (cháng qiáng)

🎯 Location: Midway between tip of the coccyx and anus, locate point with patient in the prone position.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in spinal conditions.

🛡️ Treats: Diarrhea, Anxiety, Common Cold, Pain, Damp

Study-reported

Needling

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.59565/001c.89952 ↗
Not corroborated. No other study in the index uses any of these points for this search.
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Single-point entry

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Gastrointestinal DisorderCardiovascular Disease

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

Study-reported

Needling

Point selection reported in a published study.

doi:10.70976/j.2096-0964.wjim-2024-0029 ↗
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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Gastrointestinal Disorder:

Cardiovascular DiseaseConstipationDiarrheaDisease PerianalEpilepsyPerianal Pain

Points cited for Gastrointestinal Disorder

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

  • GV01Long StrengthGoverning Vessel1 of 2
  • PC06Inner GatePericardium Meridian1 of 2

How the studies delivered it

What the 2 studies behind the entries above ran, counted once per study. A record of the trials, not a recommendation.

  • Needling2 of 2

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

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