Analysis on the laws of main acupoints of acupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of epilepsy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2019.09.018
- VernacularTitle: 基于文献的针灸治疗癫痫选穴规律探析
- Author:
Wei YANG
1
;
Yutang LI
2
;
Tiemin CAO
2
Author Information
1. Master of 2015, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210017, China
2. Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210017, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Acupuncture and moxibustion prescription;
Epilepsy;
Laws of acupoint selection;
Medicine pharmacologic literature (TCM)
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2019;41(9):998-1001
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:This article summarizes and analyzes the rule of main acupoints selection in the treatment of epilepsy.
Methods:The acupuncture domestic literatures about the treatment for epilepsy from CNKI, Wanfang, Vip and SinoMed Chinese databases from 1981 to 2017. To set up a database of selection points of epilepsy, we collected data of acupoints for epilepsy treatment and then did descriptive analysis and cluster analysis to the data with Excel 2007, SPSS 20.0.
Results:A total of 80 acupoint prescriptions were recorded. The points of DU Meridian, BL Meridian, EX, ST Meridian and RN Meridian, were used more frequently than others.Acupoints with higher frequency of use were Dazhui, Baihui, Yaoqi, Fenglong, Xinshu. Cluster analysis divided the high frequency acupoints into 4 groups. The specific points used more were Fenglong, Xinshu and Jiuwei.
Conclusions:To grasp the law of acupuncture and moximoxition in the treatment of epilepsy can help to improve the clinical effect. The results can be used as reference for clinical application.
