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Table 1 Recommendation of additional acupoints based on comorbid symptoms

From: Acupuncture for chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients: an assessor-participant blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial

Comorbid symptoms

Recommended acupoints

Dizziness

EX-HN3 (Yintang)

ST36 (Zusanli)

Headache

EX-HN3 (Yintang)

LI4 (Hegu)

Fatigue

ST36 (Zusanli)

CV4 (Guanyuan)

Hot flushes

KI3 (Taixi)

CV4 (Guanyuan)

depression/anxiety

EX-HN3 (Yintang)

LR3 (Taichong)

Nausea/vomiting

ST36 (Zusanli)

LI4 (Hegu)

Loss of appetite

ST36 (Zusanli)

LI4 (Hegu)

Diarrhea/constipation

ST25 (Tianshu)

ST36 (Zusanli)