CM SD Index - Differential Diagnosis

Condition Details

Acid reflux with stomach pain and discomfort

TCM Diagnosis

Stomach fire

Herbal Formula

GI Care

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Right side: Zhigou (TH 6), Hegu (LI 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Ququan (LR 8)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Zusanli (ST 36), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Neiguan (PC 6)

DNA — Bob Doane

GI symptoms due to Liver overacting on the Spleen: Bilateral - Tianshu (ST 25), Qimen (LR 14), Zusanli (ST 36), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Ququan (LR 8), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Taiyuan (LU 9), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4); Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongwan (CV 12)
Diaphragm Pain: Bilateral - ah shi points around Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tushui (T 22.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Muliu (T 66.06), Mudou (T 66.07), Zhiwujin (T 11.08)
Secondary points: Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Shouwujin (T 33.08), Shouqianjin (T 33.09)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Tianhuang (T 77.17), Menjin (T 66.05) with Neiting (ST 44), Tushui (T 22.11)
Bleed Stomach channel on lower legs – the Sihua points, Stomach Zone, Frontal Head Zone

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Huolian (T 66.10), Huoju (T 66.11), Gongsun (SP 4), Zhongwan (CV 12)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Gastritis: Bleed Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuawai (T 77.14). Needle Tushui (T 22.11) or Cesanli (T 77.22) towards the ST channel.
Acid reflux: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03)
Duodenal ulcer: Menjin (T 66.05), Fuchang (T 77.12)

Tung Acup — Classic

Acid reflux: Tushui (T 22.11), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18)
Stomach ulcer: Linggu (T 22.05), Menjin (T 66.05), Cesanli (T 77.22), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongbei (T 88.11), Tongwei (T 88.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Xinmen (T 33.12), Changmen (T 33.10), Ganmen (T 33.11), Tushui (T 22.11). On the lower limb, bleed the dark veins visible on the ST. Bleed before needling for the best results.
Duodenal ulcer: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tushui (T 22.11), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongshen (T 88.09), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Xinmen (T 33.12), Changmen (T 33.10), Ganmen (T 33.11), Cesanli (T 77.22). Bleed dark veins nearby the ST channel on the lower limb. Bleed before needling for best result.
Gastritis: Linggu (T 22.05), Tushui (T 22.11), Changmen (T 33.10), Menjin (T 66.05), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Sihuali (T 77.13). Bleed Sihuashang (T 77.08) or nearby dark veins. Bleed before needling for best result.
Nausea: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Menjin (T 66.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Xinmen (T 33.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03)
Vomiting: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Menjin (T 66.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Xinmen (T 33.12). Bleed near Yamen (GV 15). Bleed before needling for best result.
Bloating: Pizhong (T 11.18), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Fuchang (T 77.12), Menjin (T 66.05), Huoju (T 66.11), Changmen (T 33.10), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Beimian (T 44.07), Fukuai (T 1010.15), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Sifuyi (T 1010.11), Sifuer (T 1010.10)
Belching: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
Epigastric or stomach pain:
- Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongwei (T 88.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Cesanli (T 77.22), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Tushui (T 22.11)
- Dan (T 11.13), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Tushui (T 22.11), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Zhongwan (CV 12), Menjin (T 66.05), Zusanli (ST 36), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuawai (T 77.14). Bleed T10-T12 with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
Esophagitis: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07)
Hiccups: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
Stomach distension: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tuling (T 88.46)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)

TCM Acup

Acid reflux, Stomach pain:
- Xiangu (ST 43), Liangqiu (ST 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenque (CV 8), Neiguan (PC 6), Gongsun (SP 4), Qihai (CV 6), Quze (PC 3), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhaohai (KI 6), Dadu (SP 2), Shangwan (CV 13), Youmen (KI 21), Neiting (ST 44), Geshu (BL 17), Liangmen (ST 21), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 6 : Shanzhong (CV 17), Juque (CV 14), Laogong (PC 8), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 19 : Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 27 :
  - Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3).
  - Gongsun (SP 4), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Tianshu (ST 25), Weishu (BL 21), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Juque (CV 14), Qimen (LR 14), Hegu (LI 4), Neiting (ST 44)
Esophagitis: Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Geshu (BL 17)
Belching:
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Yifeng (TH 17), Lianquan (CV 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Taichong (LR 3), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 10: Shaoshang (LU 11), Geshu (BL 17), Jiuwei (CV 15), Tianding (LI 17), Zanzhu (BL 2), Yuyao, Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
Bloating:
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3)
- Source 29 : Zhaohai (KI 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shanzhong (CV 17), Shuifen (CV 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Nausea in children: Fengfu (GV 16), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Hegu (LI 4), Zhongquan (T 88.21), Neiguan (PC 6) Zusanli (ST 36)
Stomach ulcer:
- Source13 : Xiawan (CV 10), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jiuwei (CV 15), Weicang (BL 50), Ganshu (BL 18), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20)
- Source 10: Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Source 16 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhangmen (LR 13), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Daling (PC 7), Xingjian (LR 2), Liangqiu (ST 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Taichong (LR 3), Zhigou (TH 6), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 17 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20)
- Source 19 : Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), ashi points
- Source 23 : Neiting (ST 44), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21). Moxa the ashi points.
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3).
Duodenal ulcer:
- Bleed the Stomach area below the knees, the dark veins on the top of the foot , lateral malleolus or nearby the ST channel on the lower leg. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Source 10: Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Source 16 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhangmen (LR 13), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Daling (PC 7), Xingjian (LR 2), Liangqiu (ST 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Taichong (LR 3), Zhigou (TH 6), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 29 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhangmen (LR 13), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Daling (PC 7), Shenque (CV 8)
Epigastric or stomach pain with bloating and distention:
- Source 12 : Zusanli (ST 36), Liangqiu (ST 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Baihui (GV 20)
- Source 6 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Liangmen (ST 21), Liangqiu (ST 34), Zusanli (ST 36), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 15 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Weishu (BL 21), Dachangshu (BL 25), Shangwan (CV 13), Xiawan (CV 10), Tianshu (ST 25), Daju (ST 27), Neiguan (PC 6), Neiting (ST 44), Yingu (KI 10), Daling (PC 7), Waiguan (TH 5), Zhigou (TH 6), Hunmen (BL 47), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 16 : Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Neiting (ST 44), Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Xiawan (CV 10), Liangmen (ST 21)
- Source 21 : Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Neiting (ST 44), Hegu (LI 4), Qimen (LR 14). Moxa 1 cun below the breast bilaterally.
- Source 23 : Needle or moxa Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21).
- Source 31: Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23). Moxa 1 cun below the nipple bilaterally.
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3).
- Taibai (SP 3), Fuliu (KI 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Xiawan (CV 10), Geshu (BL 17), Ganshu (BL 18), Dashu (BL 11), Chengjiang (CV 24), Neiguan (PC 6), Lidui (ST 45), Yinbai (SP 1), Liangmen (ST 21), Qihai (CV 6), Liangqiu (ST 34), Gongsun (SP 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xingjian (LR 2), Jianli (CV 11)
- Source 29 : Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Geshu (BL 17), Yingu (KI 10), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23)
Gastritis (acute):
- Source 1: Yintang (Ex-HN3), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 19: Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10)
- Source 23: Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Tiantu (CV 22), Jianli (CV 11), Xiawan (CV 10), Neiting (ST 44), Gongsun (SP 4), Tianshu (ST 25)
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14)
Gastritis (chronic):
- Source 19: Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yindu (KI 19), Jianli (CV 11), Xiawan (CV 10)
- Source 23: Ganshu (BL 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenmen (HT 7), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Daling (PC 7), Chize (LU 5), Zhangmen (LR 13). Moxa Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Yinbai (SP 1), Neiting (ST 44), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Yishe (BL 49)
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3)
Hiccups:
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Yifeng (TH 17), Lianquan (CV 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Taichong (LR 3), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 10 : Shaoshang (LU 11), Geshu (BL 17), Jiuwei (CV 15), Tianding (LI 17), Zanzhu (BL 2), Yuyao (Ex-HN4) , Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Source 6 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Neiguan (PC 6), Yongquan (KI 1)
- Source 15 : Geshu (BL 17), Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qimen (LR 14), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Neiting (ST 44), Qihai (CV 6), Jianli (CV 11), Fenglong (ST 40), Taichong (LR 3), Feiyang (BL 58)
- Source 16 : Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Renzhong (GV 26)
- Source 21 : Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Danshu (BL 19), Yinbai (SP 1), Shenmen (HT 7), Shaoshang (LU 11), Laogong (PC 8), Taixi (KI 3), Taibai (SP 3), Xiangu (ST 43), Dadun (LR 1)
  - Needle or moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Xinshu (BL 15), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Daling (PC 7), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Source 23 : Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tiantu (CV 22), Qimen (LR 14), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21).
- Source 27:
  - Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21). Moxa Geshu (BL 17), Gongsun (SP 4), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Qihai (CV 6), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhongfu (LU 1), Fengmen (BL 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
  - Due to cold: Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Pishu (BL 20), Neiguan (PC 6)
  - Due to heat: Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Geshu (BL 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Due to deficiency: Zhongwan (CV 12), Qimen (LR 14), Qihai (CV 6), Pishu (BL 20)
  - Due to excess: Shangwan (CV 13), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Deficiency cold: Needle and moxa Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Due to Liver fire: Ganshu (BL 18), Xingjian (LR 2), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihai (CV 6), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Jiuwei (CV 15)
  - Stomach heat: Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44)
  - Qi stagnation: Needle and moxa Zhongwan (CV 12), Shanzhong (CV 17), Qihai (CV 6), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22).
  - Phlegm: Needle and moxa Geshu (BL 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Dadu (SP 2), Xiawan (CV 10)
- Source 29:
  - Spleen qi deficiency with phlegm: Gongsun (SP 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36), Taibai (SP 3). Moxa Chengjiang (CV 24)
Nausea:
- Source 21: Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weishu (BL 21), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Hegu (LI 4), Shangxing (GV 23), Bailao (Ex-HN17) Fengmen (BL 12), Suliao (GV 25), Fengchi (GB 20), Baihui (GV 20). Moxa Geshu (BL 17), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Jianjing (GB 21).
- Source 31: Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Zhongkui
- Source 27:
  - Shangqiu (SP 5), Taichong (LR 3), Daling (PC 7), Changqiang (GV 1), Juque (CV 14), Lingxu (KI 24), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongting (CV 16), Zhongfu (LU 1), Shimen (CV 5), Shaoshang (LU 11), Laogong (PC 8), Dazhong (KI 4), Taixi (KI 3). Moxa Zhangmen (LR 13), Taichong (LR 3).
  - Quze (PC 3), Tongli (HT 5), Laogong (PC 8), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Dadu (SP 2), Yinbai (SP 1), Futonggu (KI 20) , Weishu (BL 21), Feishu (BL 13), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Danshu (BL 19), Pishu (BL 20), Chize (LU 5), Zusanli (ST 36), Youmen (KI 21), Shanglian (LI 9), Neiting (ST 44), Daling (PC 7)
  - Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Futonggu (KI 20) , Wangu (GB 12), Neiting (ST 44), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Neiguan (PC 6). Moxa Rugen (ST 18) and Zhongkui (Ex-UE4).
  - Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Geshu (BL 17), Shanzhong (CV 17), Juque (CV 14), Pishu (BL 20), Zhangmen (LR 13), Laogong (PC 8), Chize (LU 5), Shiguan (KI 18), Qihai (CV 6), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Shangwan (CV 13), Daling (PC 7), Houxi (SI 3), Taichong (LR 3)
  - Shuaigu (GB 8), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Shangqiu (SP 5), Dazhui (GV 14), Zhongchong (PC 9), Danshu (BL 19), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5), Tongli (HT 5), Laogong (PC 8), Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Dadu (SP 2), Yinbai (SP 1), Weishu (BL 21), Feishu (BL 13)
  - Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zanzhu (BL 2), Yangbai (GB 14), Neiting (ST 44), Shuifen (CV 9), Fengfu (GV 16), Neiguan (PC 6), Taichong (LR 3), Shanzhong (CV 17), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Jiexi (ST 41), Fenglong (ST 40), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanji (CV 21), Jinjin (Ex-HN12), Yuye (Ex-HN13)
  - Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Neiting (ST 44), Waiguan (TH 5), Xuanji (CV 21), Gongsun (SP 4), Zhangmen (LR 13), Pishu (BL 20), Guanyuan (CV 4)
- Source 29:
  - Damp heat: Wangu (GB 12), Zhongwan (CV 12)
  - Liver qi stagnation: Jinmen (BL 63), Shenmai (BL 62)
- Source 30:
  - Bleed Jinjin (Ex-HN12), Yuye (Ex-HN13). Use plum blossom needles on Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25).

Ear Acup — Traditional

Stomach, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland, Duodenum. Use ear seeds.
Nausea, vomiting: Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Shenmen. Needle once a day for three to five days. For severe cases, needle two or three times daily. These points can also be used for morning sickness during pregnancy. However, ear seeds with mild massage are recommended.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Gastritis: Stomach, Spleen, Digestive Subcortex
- For acute gastritis, add Sympathetic and bleed Ear Apex.
- For superficial gastritis, add Sympathetic.
- For atrophic gastritis, add Pancreas, Endocrine, Mouth (Sympathetic point is contraindicated).
- For disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, add Stomach, Abdominal Distention Area, and San Jiao.
Gastric and duodenal ulcers: Stomach, Spleen, Duodenum, Sympathetic, Digestive Subcortex
- For disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, add Liver and San Jiao.
- For Stomach yin deficiency, add Pancreas and Endocrine.
- For gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer due to abdominal pain, Duodenum Ball of Posterior. Bleed Ear Apex.
Reducing excessive gastric acid secretion: Cardia, Sympathetic, Stomach, Duodenum, Gallbladder, Digestive Subcortex.
Invigorating the Spleen and promoting digestion: Spleen, Stomach, Mouth, Pancreas, Endocrine, Digestive Subcortex, Small Intestine

Scalp Acup — Karl Tai

• Front Lateral Liver/Gallbladder Area (Scalp-KT4) 額旁肝膽區 • Liangqiu (ST 34) – inhibits acid production • Yanglingquan (GB 34) – stimulates bile production • Dannangxue – stimulates bile production

Due to stress

TCM Diagnosis

Liver overacting on Spleen and Stomach

Herbal Formula

GI Care

Calm

GI Care

Acupuncture

Balance Method — Dr. Richard Tan

Left side: Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34)
Right side: Zhigou (TH 6), Hegu (LI 4), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Ququan (LR 8)
Left and right sides can be alternated from treatment to treatment.

BodyMapping Acup — Cole Magbanua

All points are bilateral unless otherwise stated
Zusanli (ST 36), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Zhongfeng (LR 4), Shangqiu (SP 5), Waiguan (TH 5), Neiguan (PC 6)

DNA — Bob Doane

GI symptoms due to Liver overacting on the Spleen: Bilateral - Tianshu (ST 25), Qimen (LR 14), Zusanli (ST 36), Shangjuxu (ST 37), Ququan (LR 8), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Taiyuan (LU 9), Waiguan (TH 5), Hegu (LI 4); Guanyuan (CV 4), Zhongwan (CV 12)
Diaphragm Pain: Bilateral - ah shi points around Chize (LU 5), Quchi (LI 11), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Weizhong (BL 40)

Tung Acup — Brad Whisnant

Primary points: Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tushui (T 22.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Muliu (T 66.06), Mudou (T 66.07), Zhiwujin (T 11.08)
Secondary points: Zuqianjin (T 77.24), Zuwujin (T 77.25), Shouwujin (T 33.08), Shouqianjin (T 33.09)

Tung Acup — Henry McCann

Tianhuang (T 77.17), Menjin (T 66.05) with Neiting (ST 44), Tushui (T 22.11)
Bleed Stomach channel on lower legs – the Sihua points, Stomach Zone, Frontal Head Zone

Tung Acup — Esther Su

Huolian (T 66.10), Huoju (T 66.11), Gongsun (SP 4), Zhongwan (CV 12)

Tung Acup — Dr. Chuan-Min Wang

Gastritis: Bleed Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Sihuali (T 77.13), Sihuawai (T 77.14). Needle Tushui (T 22.11) or Cesanli (T 77.22) towards the ST channel.
Acid reflux: Tianhuang (T 77.17), Tianhuangfu [shenguan] (T 77.18), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03)
Duodenal ulcer: Menjin (T 66.05), Fuchang (T 77.12)

Tung Acup — Classic

Acid reflux: Tushui (T 22.11), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18)
Stomach ulcer: Linggu (T 22.05), Menjin (T 66.05), Cesanli (T 77.22), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongbei (T 88.11), Tongwei (T 88.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Xinmen (T 33.12), Changmen (T 33.10), Ganmen (T 33.11), Tushui (T 22.11). On the lower limb, bleed the dark veins visible on the ST. Bleed before needling for the best results.
Duodenal ulcer: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Tushui (T 22.11), Tongwei (T 88.10), Tongshen (T 88.09), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Shuitong (T 1010.19), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Xinmen (T 33.12), Changmen (T 33.10), Ganmen (T 33.11), Cesanli (T 77.22). Bleed dark veins nearby the ST channel on the lower limb. Bleed before needling for best result.
Gastritis: Linggu (T 22.05), Tushui (T 22.11), Changmen (T 33.10), Menjin (T 66.05), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Sihuali (T 77.13). Bleed Sihuashang (T 77.08) or nearby dark veins. Bleed before needling for best result.
Nausea: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Menjin (T 66.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Xinmen (T 33.12), Tianhuangfu [Shenguan] (T 77.18), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03)
Vomiting: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Menjin (T 66.05), Linggu (T 22.05), Xinmen (T 33.12). Bleed near Yamen (GV 15). Bleed before needling for best result.
Bloating: Pizhong (T 11.18), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Fuchang (T 77.12), Menjin (T 66.05), Huoju (T 66.11), Changmen (T 33.10), Minghuang (T 88.12), Tianhuang (T 88.13), Qihuang (T 88.14), Beimian (T 44.07), Fukuai (T 1010.15), Shangjiuli (T 88.26), Zhongjiuli (T 88.25), Xiajiuli (T 88.27), Sifuyi (T 1010.11), Sifuer (T 1010.10)
Belching: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
Epigastric or stomach pain:
- Tongshan (T 88.02), Tongtian (T 88.03), Tongguan (T 88.01), Tongwei (T 88.10), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Cesanli (T 77.22), Sihuawai (T 77.14), Tushui (T 22.11)
- Dan (T 11.13), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Tushui (T 22.11), Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Zhongwan (CV 12), Menjin (T 66.05), Zusanli (ST 36), Sihuafu (T 77.10), Sihuawai (T 77.14). Bleed T10-T12 with cupping. Bleed before needling for the best results.
Esophagitis: Linggu (T 22.05), Dabai (T 22.04), Cesanli (T 77.22), Cexiasanli (T 77.23), Yizhong (T 77.05), Erzhong (T 77.06), Sanzhong (T 77.07)
Hiccups: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Sihuazhong (T 77.09), Sihuaxia (T 77.11), Menjin (T 66.05), Dajian (T 11.01), Xiaojian (T 11.02), Shuijin (T 1010.20), Shuitong (T 1010.19)
Stomach distension: Tushui (T 22.11), Xinling (T 33.17)*, Tuling (T 88.46)*, Sihuashang (T 77.08), Shangjiuli (T 88.26)

TCM Acup

Acid reflux, Stomach pain:
- Xiangu (ST 43), Liangqiu (ST 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Hegu (LI 4), Zusanli (ST 36), Shenque (CV 8), Neiguan (PC 6), Gongsun (SP 4), Qihai (CV 6), Quze (PC 3), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhaohai (KI 6), Dadu (SP 2), Shangwan (CV 13), Youmen (KI 21), Neiting (ST 44), Geshu (BL 17), Liangmen (ST 21), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
- Source 6 : Shanzhong (CV 17), Juque (CV 14), Laogong (PC 8), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 19 : Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 27 :
  - Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3).
  - Gongsun (SP 4), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Tianshu (ST 25), Weishu (BL 21), Shenmen (HT 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Juque (CV 14), Qimen (LR 14), Hegu (LI 4), Neiting (ST 44)
Esophagitis: Hegu (LI 4), Taiyuan (LU 9), Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Geshu (BL 17)
Belching:
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Yifeng (TH 17), Lianquan (CV 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Taichong (LR 3), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 10: Shaoshang (LU 11), Geshu (BL 17), Jiuwei (CV 15), Tianding (LI 17), Zanzhu (BL 2), Yuyao, Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
Bloating:
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3)
- Source 29 : Zhaohai (KI 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shanzhong (CV 17), Shuifen (CV 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
Nausea in children: Fengfu (GV 16), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Hegu (LI 4), Zhongquan (T 88.21), Neiguan (PC 6) Zusanli (ST 36)
Stomach ulcer:
- Source13 : Xiawan (CV 10), Zhongwan (CV 12), Jiuwei (CV 15), Weicang (BL 50), Ganshu (BL 18), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20)
- Source 10: Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Source 16 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhangmen (LR 13), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Daling (PC 7), Xingjian (LR 2), Liangqiu (ST 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Taichong (LR 3), Zhigou (TH 6), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 17 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20)
- Source 19 : Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), ashi points
- Source 23 : Neiting (ST 44), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21). Moxa the ashi points.
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3).
Duodenal ulcer:
- Bleed the Stomach area below the knees, the dark veins on the top of the foot , lateral malleolus or nearby the ST channel on the lower leg. Bleed before needling for the best results.
- Source 10: Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Neiguan (PC 6)
- Source 16 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhangmen (LR 13), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Daling (PC 7), Xingjian (LR 2), Liangqiu (ST 34), Tianshu (ST 25), Taichong (LR 3), Zhigou (TH 6), Qihai (CV 6)
- Source 29 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhangmen (LR 13), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Qimen (LR 14), Daling (PC 7), Shenque (CV 8)
Epigastric or stomach pain with bloating and distention:
- Source 12 : Zusanli (ST 36), Liangqiu (ST 34), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Baihui (GV 20)
- Source 6 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Liangmen (ST 21), Liangqiu (ST 34), Zusanli (ST 36), Gongsun (SP 4)
- Source 15 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Weishu (BL 21), Dachangshu (BL 25), Shangwan (CV 13), Xiawan (CV 10), Tianshu (ST 25), Daju (ST 27), Neiguan (PC 6), Neiting (ST 44), Yingu (KI 10), Daling (PC 7), Waiguan (TH 5), Zhigou (TH 6), Hunmen (BL 47), Shanzhong (CV 17)
- Source 16 : Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Neiting (ST 44), Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Guanyuan (CV 4), Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Xiawan (CV 10), Liangmen (ST 21)
- Source 21 : Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Neiting (ST 44), Hegu (LI 4), Qimen (LR 14). Moxa 1 cun below the breast bilaterally.
- Source 23 : Needle or moxa Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21).
- Source 31: Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23). Moxa 1 cun below the nipple bilaterally.
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3).
- Taibai (SP 3), Fuliu (KI 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Xiawan (CV 10), Geshu (BL 17), Ganshu (BL 18), Dashu (BL 11), Chengjiang (CV 24), Neiguan (PC 6), Lidui (ST 45), Yinbai (SP 1), Liangmen (ST 21), Qihai (CV 6), Liangqiu (ST 34), Gongsun (SP 4), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Xingjian (LR 2), Jianli (CV 11)
- Source 29 : Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Geshu (BL 17), Yingu (KI 10), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23)
Gastritis (acute):
- Source 1: Yintang (Ex-HN3), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Geshu (BL 17)
- Source 19: Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10)
- Source 23: Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Tiantu (CV 22), Jianli (CV 11), Xiawan (CV 10), Neiting (ST 44), Gongsun (SP 4), Tianshu (ST 25)
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14)
Gastritis (chronic):
- Source 19: Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yindu (KI 19), Jianli (CV 11), Xiawan (CV 10)
- Source 23: Ganshu (BL 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenmen (HT 7), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Daling (PC 7), Chize (LU 5), Zhangmen (LR 13). Moxa Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Yinbai (SP 1), Neiting (ST 44), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Yishe (BL 49)
- Source 27 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Shimen (CV 5), Shangqiu (SP 5), Taiyuan (LU 9), Yuji (LU 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Pishu (BL 20), Shenshu (BL 23), Gongsun (SP 4), Juque (CV 14). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Ganshu (BL 18), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Taichong (LR 3)
Hiccups:
- Source 12 : Baihui (GV 20), Yifeng (TH 17), Lianquan (CV 23), Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Taichong (LR 3), Zusanli (ST 36)
- Source 10 : Shaoshang (LU 11), Geshu (BL 17), Jiuwei (CV 15), Tianding (LI 17), Zanzhu (BL 2), Yuyao (Ex-HN4) , Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Hegu (LI 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Yinlingquan (SP 9)
- Source 6 : Zhongwan (CV 12), Neiguan (PC 6), Yongquan (KI 1)
- Source 15 : Geshu (BL 17), Shanzhong (CV 17), Neiguan (PC 6), Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qimen (LR 14), Quchi (LI 11), Xuehai (SP 10), Neiting (ST 44), Qihai (CV 6), Jianli (CV 11), Fenglong (ST 40), Taichong (LR 3), Feiyang (BL 58)
- Source 16 : Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Renzhong (GV 26)
- Source 21 : Daling (PC 7), Taiyuan (LU 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Danshu (BL 19), Yinbai (SP 1), Shenmen (HT 7), Shaoshang (LU 11), Laogong (PC 8), Taixi (KI 3), Taibai (SP 3), Xiangu (ST 43), Dadun (LR 1)
  - Needle or moxa Tiantu (CV 22), Shanzhong (CV 17), Xinshu (BL 15), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Daling (PC 7), Zusanli (ST 36).
- Source 23 : Neiguan (PC 6), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tiantu (CV 22), Qimen (LR 14), Zusanli (ST 36). Moxa Rugen (ST 18), Geshu (BL 17), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21).
- Source 27:
  - Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21). Moxa Geshu (BL 17), Gongsun (SP 4), Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Qihai (CV 6), Rugen (ST 18), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zhongfu (LU 1), Fengmen (BL 12), Jianjing (GB 21), Zusanli (ST 36), Sanyinjiao (SP 6)
  - Due to cold: Shangwan (CV 13), Zhangmen (LR 13), Pishu (BL 20), Neiguan (PC 6)
  - Due to heat: Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Geshu (BL 17), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Due to deficiency: Zhongwan (CV 12), Qimen (LR 14), Qihai (CV 6), Pishu (BL 20)
  - Due to excess: Shangwan (CV 13), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Deficiency cold: Needle and moxa Pishu (BL 20), Weishu (BL 21), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Zusanli (ST 36)
  - Due to Liver fire: Ganshu (BL 18), Xingjian (LR 2), Neiguan (PC 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Tiantu (CV 22), Qihai (CV 6), Hegu (LI 4), Geshu (BL 17), Jiuwei (CV 15)
  - Stomach heat: Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Neiguan (PC 6), Lieque (LU 7), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiting (ST 44)
  - Qi stagnation: Needle and moxa Zhongwan (CV 12), Shanzhong (CV 17), Qihai (CV 6), Lieque (LU 7), Neiguan (PC 6), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22).
  - Phlegm: Needle and moxa Geshu (BL 17), Tiantu (CV 22), Feishu (BL 13), Fenglong (ST 40), Dadu (SP 2), Xiawan (CV 10)
- Source 29:
  - Spleen qi deficiency with phlegm: Gongsun (SP 4), Shanzhong (CV 17), Zusanli (ST 36), Taibai (SP 3). Moxa Chengjiang (CV 24)
Nausea:
- Source 21: Xiawan (CV 10), Zusanli (ST 36), Weishu (BL 21), Geshu (BL 17), Zhongwan (CV 12), Pishu (BL 20), Hegu (LI 4), Shangxing (GV 23), Bailao (Ex-HN17) Fengmen (BL 12), Suliao (GV 25), Fengchi (GB 20), Baihui (GV 20). Moxa Geshu (BL 17), Gaohuangshu (BL 43), Zusanli (ST 36), Jianjing (GB 21).
- Source 31: Zhongwan (CV 12), Taibai (SP 3), Zhongkui
- Source 27:
  - Shangqiu (SP 5), Taichong (LR 3), Daling (PC 7), Changqiang (GV 1), Juque (CV 14), Lingxu (KI 24), Weishu (BL 21), Shenshu (BL 23), Zhongting (CV 16), Zhongfu (LU 1), Shimen (CV 5), Shaoshang (LU 11), Laogong (PC 8), Dazhong (KI 4), Taixi (KI 3). Moxa Zhangmen (LR 13), Taichong (LR 3).
  - Quze (PC 3), Tongli (HT 5), Laogong (PC 8), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Dadu (SP 2), Yinbai (SP 1), Futonggu (KI 20) , Weishu (BL 21), Feishu (BL 13), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Danshu (BL 19), Pishu (BL 20), Chize (LU 5), Zusanli (ST 36), Youmen (KI 21), Shanglian (LI 9), Neiting (ST 44), Daling (PC 7)
  - Taiyuan (LU 9), Daling (PC 7), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Futonggu (KI 20) , Wangu (GB 12), Neiting (ST 44), Geshu (BL 17), Weishu (BL 21), Neiguan (PC 6). Moxa Rugen (ST 18) and Zhongkui (Ex-UE4).
  - Moxa Xinshu (BL 15), Geshu (BL 17), Shanzhong (CV 17), Juque (CV 14), Pishu (BL 20), Zhangmen (LR 13), Laogong (PC 8), Chize (LU 5), Shiguan (KI 18), Qihai (CV 6), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Shangwan (CV 13), Daling (PC 7), Houxi (SI 3), Taichong (LR 3)
  - Shuaigu (GB 8), Shangwan (CV 13), Zhongwan (CV 12), Xiawan (CV 10), Shangqiu (SP 5), Dazhui (GV 14), Zhongchong (PC 9), Danshu (BL 19), Xuanzhong (GB 39), Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34), Chize (LU 5), Tongli (HT 5), Laogong (PC 8), Taixi (KI 3), Zhaohai (KI 6), Taichong (LR 3), Dadu (SP 2), Yinbai (SP 1), Weishu (BL 21), Feishu (BL 13)
  - Tiantu (CV 22), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zanzhu (BL 2), Yangbai (GB 14), Neiting (ST 44), Shuifen (CV 9), Fengfu (GV 16), Neiguan (PC 6), Taichong (LR 3), Shanzhong (CV 17), Yinlingquan (SP 9), Xingjian (LR 2), Jiexi (ST 41), Fenglong (ST 40), Qihai (CV 6), Zusanli (ST 36), Xuanji (CV 21), Jinjin (Ex-HN12), Yuye (Ex-HN13)
  - Jianyu (LI 15), Quchi (LI 11), Zhongwan (CV 12), Zusanli (ST 36), Neiguan (PC 6), Tianshu (ST 25), Weishu (BL 21), Sanjiaoshu (BL 22), Neiting (ST 44), Waiguan (TH 5), Xuanji (CV 21), Gongsun (SP 4), Zhangmen (LR 13), Pishu (BL 20), Guanyuan (CV 4)
- Source 29:
  - Damp heat: Wangu (GB 12), Zhongwan (CV 12)
  - Liver qi stagnation: Jinmen (BL 63), Shenmai (BL 62)
- Source 30:
  - Bleed Jinjin (Ex-HN12), Yuye (Ex-HN13). Use plum blossom needles on Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25).

Ear Acup — Traditional

Stomach, Adrenal Gland, Prostate Gland, Duodenum. Use ear seeds.
Nausea, vomiting: Stomach, Liver, Spleen, Shenmen. Needle once a day for three to five days. For severe cases, needle two or three times daily. These points can also be used for morning sickness during pregnancy. However, ear seeds with mild massage are recommended.

Auricular Medicine — Dr. Li-Chun Huang

Gastritis: Stomach, Spleen, Digestive Subcortex
- For acute gastritis, add Sympathetic and bleed Ear Apex.
- For superficial gastritis, add Sympathetic.
- For atrophic gastritis, add Pancreas, Endocrine, Mouth (Sympathetic point is contraindicated).
- For disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, add Stomach, Abdominal Distention Area, and San Jiao.
Gastric and duodenal ulcers: Stomach, Spleen, Duodenum, Sympathetic, Digestive Subcortex
- For disharmony between the Liver and Stomach, add Liver and San Jiao.
- For Stomach yin deficiency, add Pancreas and Endocrine.
- For gastric ulcer and duodenal ulcer due to abdominal pain, Duodenum Ball of Posterior. Bleed Ear Apex.
Reducing excessive gastric acid secretion: Cardia, Sympathetic, Stomach, Duodenum, Gallbladder, Digestive Subcortex.
Invigorating the Spleen and promoting digestion: Spleen, Stomach, Mouth, Pancreas, Endocrine, Digestive Subcortex, Small Intestine

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