Acupuncture Points for Volvulus Intestine

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

No study in this index covers Volvulus Intestine

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%

CYC03 · IAC03

Abdominal PainIntestinal ObstructionVolvulus Intestine

CYC03Small Intestine

CYC03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 小腸 (xiǎo cháng)

🎯 Location: Superior to the middle 1/3 part of the Helix Crus.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Constipation, Indigestion, Stomatitis, Abdominal Distension, Diarrhea

IAC03Sympathetic

IAC03 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Auricular Points

🇨🇳 Chinese: 交感 (jiāo gǎn)

🎯 Location: On both ears, at the end of the upper edge of the lower Crus of the Antihelix.

⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.

🛡️ Treats: Etc, Over Secretion Diseases, Internal Organ Pain, Autonomic Nerve Disorders, Spasms

Text or case report

Needling · 1 session

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994
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Single-point entry

90%
Abdominal PainIntestinal ObstructionVolvulus Intestine

LV13Bright Gate

LV13 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 章門 (zhāng mén)

🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the abdomen below free end of the 11th rib.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; caution with spleen.

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

Text or case report

Electroacupuncture · 1 session

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994
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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Volvulus Intestine:

Intestinal ObstructionAbdominal Pain

Points cited for Volvulus Intestine

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

  • CYC03Small IntestineAuricular Points1 of 2
  • IAC03SympatheticAuricular Points1 of 2
  • LV13Bright GateLiver 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.

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