Table 1.

Description of the location of the applied acupoints.

Acupoints	Descriptions
Baihui (GV20)	Straight up 5 cun above the middle of the front hairline
Shuigou (GV26)	At the junction of the upper and middle third of the philtrum
Fengchi (GB20)	Below the occiput, the depression between the upper end of the trapezius muscle and the upper end of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
Xuanzhong (GB39)	On the outside of the calf, 3 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, and the depression of the front edge of the fibula
Shuifen (CV9)	On the upper abdomen, anterior midline, 1 cun above the middle of the umbilicus
Neiguan (PC6)	2 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the palmar longus tendon and the flexor carpi radialis tendon
Hegu (LI4)	On the back of the hand, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone
Zusanli (ST36)	3 cun down of the depression on the lateral side of the knee and 1 cun away of the front edge of the tibia
Fenglong (ST40)	On the anterolateral side of the calf, 8 cun above the tip of the lateral malleolus, the outer edge of the tibial anterior muscle
Sanyinjiao (SP6)	3 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, posterior tibia
Fuliu (KI7)	2 cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, the front edge of the Achilles tendon
Taichong (LR3)	In the back of the foot, between the first and second metatarsals, in the anterior depression of the metatarsal junction

The “cun” in acupuncture is the bone-length proportion, which is divided by the body surface mark of the patient him or herself.