Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of acupuncture treatment on the recovery of gastrointestinal function in parturients after cesarean section. Methods From August, 2012 to August, 2015 year in August in Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital obstetric cesarean section in 320 cases, were randomly divided into 4 groups with 80 cases in each group. Routine acupuncture treatment, treatment group A acupuncture Zusanli and Shangjuxu, treatment B group acupuncture Zusanli and Quchi, treatment C group acupuncture Zusanli and Chize. cesarean section after all women underwent routine obstetric care, the treatment group based on 12 h after operation for acupuncture treatment, to observe the curative effect after one treatment. All patients were observed and recorded the first postoperative anal exhaust time, postoperative defecation time, postoperative recovery time of bowel sounds for the first time, the disappearance time, before and after treatment for 24 h, 48 h, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal reaction and postoperative curative effect. Results All the indexes after treatment in group A after operation were significantly better than the treatment group, B treatment group, C normal group (P<0.05); after treatment, the effective rate of A group was significantly higher than the treatment group, B treatment group, C normal group (P<0.05). Conclusion The cesarean section, Quchi, Zusanli and Shangjuxu chize can promote the parturient women after cesarean section gastrointestinal function recovery, shorten the recovery time of bowel sounds, reduce abdominal distension, abdominal pain, gastrointestinal reaction, the best effect of acupuncture at Zusanli and Shangjuxu.