The rules of acupoint selection in the treatment of dysmenorrhea
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2012.07.017
- VernacularTitle:针灸治疗痛经的取穴规律探讨
- Author:
Xiao XUE
;
Zenghui YUE
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dysmenorrhea;
Acupuncture and moxibustion;
Rules of points selecting
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2012;34(7):633-635
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
This article summarizes and analysis the rules of acupoint selection in the treatment of dysmenorrhea.Method:Computer retrieval and manual search were combined to look for domestic literature on dysmenorrhea treated by acupuncture and moxibustion in year 2003 to 2011.There were altogether 20 qualified articles,concerning 28 acupoints.The above results showed that in the treatment of dysmenorrhea,the commonly used points are distributed in Ren,spleen meridian of foot-Taiyin,foot Yangming meridian and foot Taiyang meridian.Specific acupoints was the main type for selecting points.
