Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for Cancer Palliative Care: Pain, Constipation, and Insomnia

Table 9

Acupuncture on cancer constipation.

Pattern	Acupuncture point	Grading and level
Main acupoints for all cancer constipation patterns: Tian Shu (ST25), Zu San Li (ST36), Shang Ju Xu (ST37), Da Chang Shu (BL25), Zhi Gou (SJ6)		Grading of recommendation: B^※§; Level of evidence: IIa [12]; Grading of recommendation: C^§; Level of evidence: IV
Qi and yin deficiency	Tai Xi (KI3), Yin Ling Quan (SP9), San Yin Jiao (SP6), Xue Hai (SP10), Tong Li (HT5), Pi Shu (BL20), Shen Shu (BL23)	Grading of recommendation: C^§; Level of evidence: IV
Qi movement stagnation	Zhong Wan (RN12), Xing Jian (LR2)	Grading of recommendation: C^§; Level of evidence: IV
Yang deficiency	Shen Que (RN8), Qi Hai (RN6)	Grading of recommendation: C^§; Level of evidence: IV