Research Article
Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Cancer Palliative Care: Pain, Constipation, and Insomnia
Table 10
Acupuncture on cancer insomnia.
| Pattern | Acupuncture point | Grading and level |
| Main acupoints for all cancer insomnia patterns: Shen Men (HT7), San Yin Jiao (SP6), Bai Hui (DU20) | Grading of recommendation: B※§ Level of evidence: IIa [27, 28] |
| Heart and spleen deficiency | Xin Shu (BL15), Jue Yin Shu (BL14), Pi Shu (BL20) | Grading of recommendation: C§ Level of evidence: IV |
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