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Table. 1.

Table. 1.

Location and needling depth of acupoints related intraperitoneal acupuncture

WHO standard acupuncture point location in the Western Pacific Region* Needling depth (cun)
Chimgu-GabEul-Gyung11) ChimGu-Dae Seong12) JungGug Chim-GuHyeol Wi-TongGam13) Dongui-bogam14) Acupuncture points15) Acupuncture and Moxibustion16)
CV13 On the upper abdomen, 5 B-cun superior to the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line. 0.8 0.8 0.8∼3.5 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
CV12 On the upper abdomen, 4 B-cun superior to the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line. 1.2 0.8 0.8∼2.5 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
CV10 On the upper abdomen, 2 B-cun superior to the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line. 1 0.8 0.8∼2.5 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
CV6 On the lower abdomen, 1.5 B-cun inferior to the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line 1.3 0.8 0.3∼1.3 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
CV4 On the lower abdomen, 3 B-cun inferior to the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line. 2 0.8 0.8∼2.5 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
CV3 On the lower abdomen, 4 B-cun inferior to the centre of the umbilicus, on the anterior median line 2 0.8 0.5∼3 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
ST25 On the upper abdomen, 2 B-cun lateral to the centre of the umbilicus. 0.5 0.5 0.5∼2.5 0.8 0.5∼1 0.5∼1
SP15 On the upper abdomen, 4 B-cun lateral to the centre of the umbilicus. 0.7 0.7 0.3∼1.5 0.7 0.5∼1 0.5∼1

*https://www.kmcric.com/database/acupoint.

Korean J Acupunct 2023;40:55-61 https://doi.org/10.14406/acu.2023.012
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