Objective To summarize the rules of acupoint selection for acupuncture in the treatment of carotid atherosclerosis from December 2002 to January 2018. Methods Computer retrieval was performed to collect the articles on acupuncture in the treatment of carotid atherosclerosis published in China and foreign countries during the past 15 years, and these articles were analyzed. Results A total of 27 qualified articles were included, and the analysis showed that when acupuncture was used for the treatment of carotid atherosclerosis, the stomach, gallbladder, and spleen meridians were often selected,...