Sources

Every source below has been opened and the claims cited to it checked against it. Pages list the sources they rely on at their foot. Claims that cannot be sourced are removed. See about this guide for the editorial rules.

Reference works

• World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Western Pacific. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008.
  Used for: Point codes, names and locations for the 361 classical points on the 14 meridians.
• World Health Organization. A Proposed Standard International Acupuncture Nomenclature: Report of a WHO Scientific Group. World Health Organization, 1991.
  Used for: WHO codes and Pinyin names of the extra points. It gives no locations.

Research

• Lee A, Zhang JZ, Xie J, Cheng V, Wong MKH, Yau DKW. Stimulation of the wrist acupuncture point PC6 for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting: a network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2025.
  Used for: What research says about PC-6 for nausea and vomiting after surgery.

Public health pages

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About Heart Attack Symptoms, Risk, and Recovery. CDC.
  Used for: Heart attack warning signs and when to call 911.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Signs and Symptoms of Stroke. CDC.
  Used for: Stroke warning signs and when to call 911.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. First Aid for Seizures. CDC.
  Used for: When a seizure needs a 911 call.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 988 Lifeline.
  Used for: Crisis support in the United States: call or text 988.