Table 2.
Acupoint location.
| Acupoint | Location | Insertion depth |
|---|---|---|
| CV4(Guanyuan) | On the mid-line of the abdomen, 3/5 of the way down from the umbilicus to the superior edge of the pubic bone. | 3-3.5 cun |
| SP6(Sanyinjiao) | 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia. | 1-1.5 cun |
| CV3(Zhongji) | On the midline of the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus. | 1-1.2 cun |
| CV6(Qihai) | On the anterior midline of the lower abdomen, 1.5 cun below the umbilicus. | 1-1.5 cun |
| BL32(Ciliao) | The midpoint of the line connecting Pangguangshu and the lower border of the spinous process of the 2nd sacral vertebra. | 1-2 cun |
| CV12 (Zhongwan) | On the anterior midline of the abdomen, 4 cun above the umbilicus. | 1-1.5 cun |
| K13(Taixi) | In the depression between the prominence of the medial malleolus and heel tendon. | 0.5-0.8 cun |
| ST36(Zusanli) | 3 cun below Dubi, one finger-breadth from the anterior crest of the tibia. | 1-2 cun |
| BL23(Shenshu) | 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 2th lumbar vertebra. | 0.5~1cun |
| BL18(Ganshu) | Puncture perpendicularly or a bit obliquely in the direction of the midline 0.5-0.8 cun. | 0.5-0.8 cun |
| BL20(Pishu) | Puncture perpendicularly or a bit obliquely in the direction of midline 0.5-0.8cun. | 1.5 cun |
| EX-CA1(Zigongxue) | On the lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 3 cun lateral to CV3 | 1.5-2 cun |
| ST29(Guilai) | Lower abdomen, 4 cun below the umbilicus, 2 cun lateral to the midline. | 1.5 cun |