Acupuncture in Practice: Investigating Acupuncturists’ Approach to Treating Infantile Colic

Table 2

Points suggested by the 23 informants for frequent vomiting, frequent stooling (defined as more than 8 times per day), infrequent stooling (defined as “more than 4 days between”), and excessive flatulence in infants with colic.

	Frequent vomiting	Frequent stooling	Infrequent stooling	Excessive flatulence
Points
Sifeng		1	2
LI4	1	2	3
ST36	3	6	4	1
ST25		1	3	1
ST37		1
ST40			1
ST45			1
SP3		1	1
SP15			1
PC6	3			1
LR3		1		1
LR8				1
CV6 (moxa)				1
CV12	1			1
CV17	1			1
PC7		1
BL25		1	1
SJ5			1
SJ6		1	1
SJ16		1
GB37/39				1
KI10				1
LU7			1
Ear Shen Men	1
*		1
No special point	5	5	3	12

∗“A point on the neck, I do not remember the name. It is a forbidden point.”