Table 2.
Description of Most Commonly Used Acupuncture points
| # ACU Points Per Location | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of point | % use for all treatments (N=24) | Left | Right | Bilateral | Center |
| LU7 | 83 | 17 | 3 | ||
| SP6 | 79 | 12 | 7 | ||
| Li11 | 75 | 11 | 7 | ||
| KD6 | 63 | 12 | 3 | ||
| KD3 | 58 | 9 | 5 | ||
| HT6 | 54 | 12 | 1 | ||
| KD7 | 54 | 12 | 1 | ||
| Ren4 | 54 | 13 | |||
| Li4 | 50 | 9 | 3 | ||
| ST36 | 38 | 6 | 3 | ||
| GB34 | 25 | 6 | |||
| GB41 | 25 | 6 | |||
| HT7 | 25 | 6 | |||
| Si3 | 25 | 6 | |||
Abbreviations: ACU acupuncture; %, percentage; N, number of subjects. LU = lung, SP = spleen, Li =liver, KD = kidney, HT = heart, Ren = Ren vessel, ST = stomach, GB = gallbladder, Si=small intestine.