“Where is the acupuncture point for nausea?”

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“Where is the acupuncture point for nausea?”

I am a 49 year old female. I want to know where is the acupuncture point for nausea?

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**Kaiti Wang** Acupuncturist Baytown, TX · Accepted Answer

Kaiti Wang Acupuncturist Baytown, TX

Go to acupuncture clinic .

**Catherine Rahm Coudray** Acupuncturist Laramie, Wy · Accepted Answer

Catherine Rahm Coudray Acupuncturist Laramie, Wy

The reason for your nausea is not generally there for the points would be as individual as you are.

**Tara Foster** Acupuncturist Arcata, CA · Accepted Answer

Tara Foster Acupuncturist Arcata, CA

there are many points for nausea. I encourage you to book a session with your practitioner of choice to get help with relief.

**Lejla Fazlicic** Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

Lejla Fazlicic Acupuncturist

Hi,

Above the wrist (two fingers proximal the wrist on the anterior forearm), massage firmly the area between tendons.

Dr. Leila

**Natalie Ramsey** Acupuncturist Montclair, New Jersey · Accepted Answer

Natalie Ramsey Acupuncturist Montclair, New Jersey

The most commonly used point for nausea is Pericardium 6, but there are others, depending on the patient.

**Phavikone Sundara** Acupuncturist Kent, WA · Accepted Answer

Phavikone Sundara Acupuncturist Kent, WA

You better go see a good acupuncturist for this, he or she can help you out!

**Bonnie B. McLean** Acupuncturist Gulf Breeze, FL · Accepted Answer

Bonnie B. McLean Acupuncturist Gulf Breeze, FL

Two of your thumb breaths from your wrist crease between the two tendons.

**Barbara Maddoux** Acupuncturist Albuquerque, NM · Accepted Answer

Barbara Maddoux Acupuncturist Albuquerque, NM

There are several...Pericardium 6 and Ren 17 are the 2 I have found most effective.

**Huan-wen Jonathan Fang** Acupuncturist Acton, MA · Accepted Answer

Huan-wen Jonathan Fang Acupuncturist Acton, MA

First, I would find out what the cause is, then it will be the treatment. Generally speaking, PC6 is a very common point for nausea.

**Mrs. Rebecca Kitzerow** Acupuncturist La Center, WA · Accepted Answer

One of the most common acupoints for nausea is on the medial aspect of the wrist, called Pericardium 6, but there is no single point for any single thing in Chinese medicine. For each patient, the energetic cause for the symptom is unique, therefore the combination of points required to correct or balance it is also unique and it is rare that just one point will suffice.

**David Chen** Acupuncturist Whittier, CA · Accepted Answer

David Chen Acupuncturist Whittier, CA

Good afternoon,

There are couple set of points that works for nausea, for example, STO 36, SP 6, TW 4, but you need to talk to your acupuncturist to find out the cause before any specific point can be recommended.

David

**Ms. Yvonne R. Farrell** Acupuncturist Los Angeles, CA · Accepted Answer

Ms. Yvonne R. Farrell Acupuncturist Los Angeles, CA

The system of Chinese Medicine that is the foundation of acupuncture practice does not have a point for a symptom. There are many points for nausea, and which ones are effective depends on the nature of the nausea and what is causing it.

Yvonne R. Farrell, DAOM, LAc

**Mrs. Christine Le** Acupuncturist Portland, OR · Accepted Answer

Mrs. Christine Le Acupuncturist Portland, OR

P6, sp6 and 9, st 36, li4 and 11.

**Dr. Aroop Banerji** Acupuncturist Chicago, IL · Accepted Answer

Dr. Aroop Banerji Acupuncturist Chicago, IL

The point is located 3 fingers up from the wrist crease with the palm facing up. It is between the two tendons.

**Victor Tsan** Acupuncturist · Accepted Answer

Victor Tsan Acupuncturist

There is no single answer to your question. It all depends on causes of nausea (vertigo, pregnancy, stomach problem, anxiety, etc.). Try to massage the bone behind the ears. Usually, it helps.

**Cynthia Caputo** Acupuncturist Jupiter, FL · Accepted Answer

Cynthia Caputo Acupuncturist Jupiter, FL

Probably the most famous point for nausea is PC6, Nei Guan, located if you place your hand with 3 fingers on your inner forearm from your wrist in the middle of the inner forearm.

**Ramona Whan** Acupuncturist Wildomar, CA · Accepted Answer

Ramona Whan Acupuncturist Wildomar, CA

P6 look up location on Google.

**Elizabeth Perry** Acupuncturist Palm Beach Gardens, FL · Accepted Answer

Elizabeth Perry Acupuncturist Palm Beach Gardens, FL

PC6 - 3 inches above inside wrist in between tendons.

**Dr. Chrisenia M. White** Acupuncturist Fairfax, VA · Accepted Answer

Dr. Chrisenia M. White Acupuncturist Fairfax, VA

Yes acupuncture can help reduce nausea

**Henry Vu** Acupuncturist Harvey, LA · Accepted Answer

Henry Vu Acupuncturist Harvey, LA

PC6 on the wrist is used for nausea.

**Ms. Ellen D. Leonard** Acupuncturist Grants Pass, OR · Accepted Answer

Ms. Ellen D. Leonard Acupuncturist Grants Pass, OR

There is no single point for nausea, but a commonly used one is on the inside of the wrist about 2 fingers up from the wrist crease between the two finger tendons. It's why those wrist bands for nausea can sometimes work.

**Ms. Qin Milla Mu** Acupuncturist San Jose, CA · Accepted Answer

Ms. Qin Milla Mu Acupuncturist San Jose, CA

1 inch, 2 inches, 3 inches, 4 inches straight above belly button; 1.5, inches, 3 inches straight down from the belly button, those points you can pressure to help for nausea, also acupuncture points between thumb and index finger

**Andrea Cillo** Acupuncturist Bay Shore, New York · Accepted Answer

Andrea Cillo Acupuncturist Bay Shore, New York

The most commonly used acupuncture point for nausea can be found on the inside of your wrist. The simplest way to find it is to place your ring finger at your wrist crease and line your center and index finger up next to it. The point will be found in the center of your wrist at the edge of your index finger.

**Daisy Dong** Acupuncturist Denver, CO · Accepted Answer

Daisy Dong Acupuncturist Denver, CO

PC6 on both arms. There are many images online that you can find out.

**Jeff Rippey** Acupuncturist Saint Joseph, MO · Accepted Answer

Recently I've been seeing a lot of questions like this - people either wanting to know a specific acupuncture point for a western disease or wanting a specific pressure point for a western disease. The problem is: this isn't how acupuncture and Chinese medicine work. There is no one point for a given western disease, in fact acupuncture doesn't treat western diseases at all.

Acupuncture is coupled to the Chinese diagnostic system which functions differently. There is some cross-over between western disease names and the methods we use for diagnosis, but at it's core the Chinese diagnostic method is looking at your problem from the context of your entire system, not just from the context of the isolated sub-system that may be having a problem and causing a symptom like nausea.

Multiple people could walk in to my office tomorrow all complaining of nausea and, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, they all might be experiencing nausea for different reasons. Those different reasons have different treatments. Sometimes there's overlap in the points we might use, but generally the different reasons have different treatments. In other words: without seeing and diagnosing you, it's very difficult to provide one point or a set of points which may be useful in your situation.

If you've been to your primary care and ruled out more serious issues as a root cause, then acupuncture might be a good choice for you. Go to NCCAOM.org and use their "Find a Practitioner" lookup to get a list of local, board certified providers. Call a few of these and see if there's anyone who either specializes in digestive issues or has a good track record with problems like nausea.

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