Objective,2,To summarize the principles of point selection in acupuncture treatment of post-stroke balance dysfunction for the purpose of providing references for clinical practice.,Methods,2,Related literatures of acupuncture treatment of post-stroke balance dysfunction published from January 1, 2010 to September 1, 2020 were searched and collected from databases including CJFD, Wanfang, VIP, SinoMed, Embase and PubMed to establish acupuncture prescription database. The selection principles of acupoints and meridians were analyzed and summarized through frequency analysis, association rule analysis and cluster analysis.,Results,2,①Totally 142 articles were included, involving 167 acupoints with a total frequency of 1,239. ②The most frequently used acupoints were Zusanli (ST 36), Yanglingquan (GB 34) and Quchi (LI 11) in turn, and the most frequently used meridians were Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang (BL), Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming (ST) and Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming (LI) in turn. ③The acupuncture sites mainly focused on the limbs, head, face, neck, nape and back, and Five-Shu points were the most widely used specific points. ④According to the results of association rule analysis, the combination of acupoints with the highest confidence was Ganshu (BL 18)-Shenshu (BL 23), anterior oblique parietotemporal line-lateral line 1 of vertex, and the mutual compatibility of Yangming meridian points. ⑤ Eight main groups were obtained from cluster analysis and the corresponding principles of acupoint selection were also analyzed.,Conclusions,2,Acupuncture treatment of post-stroke balance dysfunction is based on the principle of selecting points along meridians, which mainly selects Yang meridian points. It adopts such treatment methods as "treating flaccidity specifically with Yangming meridian" , "refreshing brain and inducing resuscitation" , "dredging governor vessel and regulating mind" , as well as "dredging meridians and regulating viscera" , and flexibly selects Jiaji points, Back-Shu points, points of Qiao meridians and scalp acupuncture for treatment with the emphasis on the use of Five-Shu points as well.