Atlas of Acupuncture

9.2 Scientific Research According to Channels

A prospective, randomised, placebo-controlled trial (n
75)
investigated the effect of acupuncture at P-6on nausea and
vomiting after minor gynaecological surgery. Acupuncture at
P-6 significantly reduced both nausea and vomiting. Dundee
et al, Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1986
P-8
P-6; LU-10

G.B.-4Following the induction of an ischaemic cerebral

infarctionby occlusion of the middle cerebral artery in rats, ani-

mals treated with electro-acupuncture (EA) at G.B.-4, G.B.-5,

G.B.-6and G.B.-7showed a significantly faster recovery than

animals in the untreated control group or in the group treated

with EA at Du-20and Du-26. Infarct volume was significantly

reduced in the EA-treated groups. The authors discuss the

acupuncture-induced production of vascular endothelial growth

factor (VEGF) in astrocytes of the peri-infarct area as a

causative factor. Wang et al, Neurol Res 2003

P-9

P-9A larger-scale Chinese case study (n
100) describes the
positive effect of P-9on infantile morbid night cryingin oth-
erwise healthy children. Zhao, J Tradit Chin Med 2002

Triple Burner channel
T.B.-5
P-6; L.I.-4; L.I.-12; L.I.-10

T.B.-8

4 cun

T.B.-8Acupuncture at T.B.-8and Du-15activates areas important
for word generationin the right inferior frontal gyrus, but not in
the left inferior frontal gyrus. Li et al, Hum Brain Mapp 2003
A Russian case study reports the positive effects of acupuncture
at T.B.-8, T.B.-9, ST-20, ST-36, G.B.-14and Du-20in 66
patients with duodenal ulceraccompanied by apparent shifts in
psychovegetative correlations. Kravtsova et al, Vopr Kurortol
Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult 1994
T.B.-9
T.B.-8
T.B.-18
P-6

Gall Bladder channel

G.B.-1

G.B.-1An earlier Italian case study reports the successful
application of G.B.-1for heroin withdrawalin nine male
heroin addicts. After six months, 66% of these patients were
classified as abstinent. Besides reservations regarding methodol-
ogy of such a small-scale trial, the accompanying medication
also poses problems in evaluating the effect of the acupuncture
treatments. Cocchi et al, Minerva Med 1979

Mandibular

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G.B.-3

G.B.-3A US prospective, randomised, double-blinded, experi-

mental cross-over study (n
20) investigated the effect of

TENS at G.B.-3on the anaesthetic requirement(desflurane) to

prevent purposeful movement of the extremities in response to

noxious electrical stimulation. In comparison with the placebo

group, bilateral application of TENS at G.B.-3 significantly

reduced the desflurane requirement by 11%. Greif et al, Anes-

thesiology 2002

G.B.-4

G.B.-7

(^1) / 4
T.B.-20
(^1) / 2
At the level of the apex,
on the circumauricular
hairline
G.B.-5
G.B.-7 T.B.-20
(^1) / 2
At the level of the apex,
on the circumauricular
hairline
G.B.-5
G.B.-4; ST-8
A Chinese case study recommends a particular needling tech-
nique (from G.B.-5or Ex-HN-5to G.B.-8) for the treatment of
migraine. Gan et al, J Tradit Chin Med 1986
G.B.-6
BL-7; G.B.-4