Table 1.

Selection of acupuncture points

Syndromes	Mandatory acupuncture points	Optional acupuncture points (bilateral) by syndrome
Ascending hyperactivity of liver yang	Fengchi (GB20) Taiyang (EX-HN5) Shuai Gu (GB8)	Baihui (DU20), Xingjian (LR2), Taichong (LR3), Taixi (KI3), Xuanzhong (GB39), and Sanyinjiao (SP6)
Deficiency of both Qi and blood	Hegu (LI4)	Baihui (DU20), Shang Xing (DU23), Zusanli (ST36), and Sanyinjiao (SP6)
Wind phlegm blocking the meridians		Feng Long (ST40), Zhongwan (CV12), and Yinlingquan (SP9)
Blood stasis		Sanyinjiao (SP6), Xuehai (SP10), and Ashi point