OBJECTIVETo analyze the relationship betweenand effect by data mining technique with retrieving clinical literature about acupuncturesince the founding of the country.

METHODSThe modern computerization and data mining technologies were adopted to set up clinical literature about acupuncturedatabase. The relevant clinical literature was collected, screened, extracted, and statistical and correlation analyses were used so as to explore the relationship betweenand effect.

RESULTS82.1% (46/56) of the studies considered thatwas related to the effect; 17.9% (10/56) of the studies considered thatwas unrelated to the effect. The support ofrelated to the effect is 100% on dysmenorrhea and facial paralysis. 72% (18/25) of the the articles of pain syndrome considered thatwas related to the effect; 28% (7/25)of the studies considered thatwas unrelated to the effect. In the research of the relationship between the features ofand effect, 60.7% of the studies suggested that the sense of conduction was positively correlated with the effect. There were 21 studies on the relationship between the intensity ofand effect, involving a variety of diseases, which was related to the type of the disease. 58.3% (7/12) of the articles on dysmenorrhea and 63% (34/54) on pain syndrome supported conduction positively correlated to effect, showing the highest frequencies. 50% (3/6) of the papers on facial paralysis supported weaksensation positively correlated to effect, which was the highest frequency.

CONCLUSIONSMost studies considered thatcan improve clinical efficacy. The relationship between different features ofand effect is closely related to the disease. Further study may focus on high quality research on the relationship betweenand the obvious effect achieved by acupuncture so as to summarize the law of.