Cluster Analysis on Acupoint Selection Law for Treating Metrorrhagia and Metrostaxis Using Different Acupuncture and Moxibustion Methods
- VernacularTitle:基于数据挖掘的中医针灸治疗崩漏穴位经络应用规律研究
- Author:
Lin ZHENG
1
;
Xinrui YAN
;
Mingming YUE
Author Information
- Keywords: Metrorrhagia and metrostaxis; literature research; acupuncture and moxibustion; acupoint; meridian
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2017;19(7):1219-1223
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: This study was aimed to review literatures on the treatment of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis using acupuncture and moxibustion in recent 30 years.Database retrieval on literatures using acupuncture and moxibustion for treating metrorrhagia and metrostaxis was carried out.Statistical methods,such as frequency distribution and cluster analysis were employed in terms of frequently used medians,acupoints and methods.The results showed that there were a total of @@65 articles included in this study.The frequently used methods were acupuncture,moxibustion and auricular acupuncture.The frequently used meridians were the Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin,the Ren meridian,the Bladder Meridians of Foot-Taiyang,and the auricular acupoints.The frequently used acupoints were related with the liver,spleen and kidney.Most acupoints were the meeting acupoints.Selections of auricular acupoints were related to the combination of disease differentiation and syndrome differentiation.The frequently used acupoints were clustered into four groups.Different group reflected different acupoint selection laws.Group 1,such as SP-6 (Sanyinjiao) and SP1 (Yinbai),circling along the Spleen Meridian,had effect on tonifying the spleen and kidney,nourishing blood,preventing bleeding and regulating menstruation.Group 2,such as RN-4 (Guanyuan) and ST-36 (Zusanli),in the upper and lower positions,were used for nourishing qi and blood.Group 3 and group 4 were mostly auricular acupoints,acupuncture and moxibustion in combination with syndrome differentiation.Group 3 had the effect on notifying kidney yin,reinforcing the spleen,regulating Chong and Ren meridian.Group 4 played a role in tonifying the kidney,activating blood,and soothing liver qi.It was concluded that the study on quantitative analysis of literatures on the treatment of metrorrhagia and metrostaxis using statistical method had inspirational effect on clinical treatment in terms of acupoint selection and combination.
