Table 1.

The locations of the acupuncture points utilized:

LI4 • He Gu • Large Intestine 4 Location: On the dorsum of the hand, approximately at the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, in the belly of the first interosseus dorsalis muscle.

SP6 • San Yin Jiao • Spleen 6 Location: On the medial leg, 4 finger breadth superior to the tip of medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia.

ST36 • Zu San Li • Stomach 36 Location: On the leg, one finger breadth lateral to the tibia's anterior crest, 4 finger breadth inferior to the depression to the lateral side of the patella.

CV24 • Cheng Jiang • Conception Vessel 24 On the chin, in the depression in the center of the mentolabial groove, below the middle of the lower lip.