Objective:To evaluate the effects of wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with ginger moxibustion against gastrointestinal tract reactions(nausea,vomiting,and constipation)to chemotherapy in cancer patients.Methods:A total of 60 patients with gynecological tumors treated by chemotherapy were randomly divided into two groups.The treatment group(30 cases)underwent wrist-ankle acupuncture and ginger moxibustion,whereas tropisetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone were intravenously administered to the control group(30 cases)during chemotherapy.Results:The frequency of nausea in the treatment group was significantly less than that of the control group from the 2nd to the 5th day of chemotherapy(P<0.01).The anti-emetic effect in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group on the 3rd day of therapy(P<0.05).The incidence rate of constipation was significantly lower in the treatment group than that in the control group(P<0.01).Furthermore,the cost of therapy for the treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.01).Only 1patient manifested a post-acupuncture side effect in the form of subcutaneous blood stasis.Conclusion:Wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with ginger moxibustion could prevent gastrointestinal tract reactions to chemotherapy in cancer patients.In addition,the proposed method had fewer side effects,lower cost,and less risk. Objective: To evaluate the effects of wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with ginger moxibustion against gastrointestinal tract reactions (nausea, vomiting, and constipation) to chemotherapy in cancer patients. Methods: A total of 60 patients with gynecological tumors treated by chemotherapy were randomly divided into two groups. The treatment group (30 cases) underwent wrist-ankle acupuncture and ginger moxibustion, while tropisetron hydrochloride and dexamethasone were intravenously administered to the control group (30 cases) during chemotherapy. Results: The frequency of nausea in the treatment group was less than that of the control group from the 2nd to the 5th day of chemotherapy (P <0.01). The anti-emetic effect in the treatment group was significantly better than that in the control group on the 3rd day of therapy ) The incidence rate of constipation was significantly lower in the treatment group than that in the control group (P <0.01) .Furthermore, the cost of therapy for the Treatment group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P <0.01) .Only 1patient manifested a post-acupuncture side effect in the form of subcutaneous blood stasis. Confclusion: Wrist-ankle acupuncture combined with ginger moxibustion could prevent gastrointestinal tract reactions to chemotherapy in cancer patients. addition, the proposed method had fewer side effects, lower cost, and less risk.