Analysis on literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion in recent 3 years.
- Author:
En-Hua ZHOU
1
;
Bai-Ying DENG
;
Sheng-Yong SU
;
Yang-Fan LI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Acupuncture Points; Acupuncture Therapy; China; Humans; Meridians; Moxibustion
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2005;25(1):41-42
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo understand clinical application of syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in acupuncture and moxibustion.
METHODSCollect and collate the literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Acupuncture Research, Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture & Moxibustion (Clinic edition B in 2003) and Clinical Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion from 2001 to 2003.
RESULTSLess literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians are involved, only accounting for 5.69% (163/2 864); and the literature about both treatment based on meridians and treatment based on syndrome differentiation of meridians only accounted for 1.22% (35/2 864).
CONCLUSIONAt present, clinically acupuncture and moxibustion do not play attention to treatment based on syndrome differentiation of meridians.
