Analysis of acupoint-symptom relationship in CHENG Dan-an's Note About Treatise on Cold-Attack based on complex network.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.20201023-0001
- Author:
Tian-Cheng XU
1
;
Meng-Qing DING
1
;
Yun-Fan BAO
1
;
Cheng XU
1
;
Rui WANG
1
;
Ruo-Yun YANG
1
;
Han-Yu DENG
1
;
You-Bing XIA
2
,
3
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China.
2. Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, China
3. Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, Jiangsu Province.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
CHENG Dan-an;
Treatise on Cold-Attack;
acupoint compatibility;
acupoint-symptom relationship;
association rules;
complex network
- MeSH:
Acupuncture;
Acupuncture Points;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Meridians;
Moxibustion
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2022;42(1):104-108
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Acupoint-symptom relationship in CHENG Dan-an's Note About Treatise on Cold-Attack was analyzed based on complex network, acupoint names and indications were extracted from the book, which provided ideas and methods for promoting the modernization of acupuncture and moxibustion by using complex network technology. A total of 112 acupoints in 201 acupuncture prescriptions were included, and the total frequency of acupoints was 880 times, forming 42 034 acupoint pairs. In terms of network indexes, compared with the complex network of comprehensive acupuncture books, such as Meridian and Acupoint Science, Zhenjiu Dacheng, Acupuncture A and B Meridians formed based on the same mathematical method, the complex network model for CHENG Dan-an's Note About Treatise on Cold-Attack shows more typical small world effect, which is characterized by higher network density (6.762) and shorter average path length (1.064). This phenomenon may be related to the tongue and pulse which added the link between acupoints. For the node indexes, the analysis of topological indexes such as Page Rank shows that acupoints represented by Dazhui (GV 14) has higher compatibility value in the treatment of exogenous diseases, which further demonstrates the clinical value of eigenvector centrality in guiding intelligent compatibility of points.
