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Electroacupuncture treatment of primary insomnia is widely used and with confirmed efficacy. The factors influencing the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture include waveform selection, treatment frequency, stimulation intensity, stimulation time and acupoint selection. The mechanism of electroacupuncture in treating this disease mainly includes regulating the levels of excitatory neurotransmitters, γ-aminobutyric acid, melatonin and interleukin cytokines.
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Objective:To analize the selection rules of acupoints treating diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).Methods:To earch for the clinical research literatures on acupuncture treating IBS-D from the database of China National Knowledge Resource Database (CNKI), Chinese science and technology journal database (Chongqing VIP) and Chinese academic journal database (Wanfang Data) by December 31, 2019. The acupuncture prescriptions of IBS-D were selected and statistically analyzed, and a database was established. IBM SPSS 25.0 and clintine 12.0 were used to cluster and correlate the acupuncture point prescriptions.Results:A total of 190 literatures and 215 acupuncture prescriptions were included, including 75 acupoints, among which the most commonly used acupoints were Tianshu, Zusanli, Shangjuxu, Taichong, Guanyuan, Zhongwan, Sanyinjiao, Dachangshu, Shenque, Pishu. The most frequently used Meridian is Stomach Meridian of Foot-Yangming, St; The acupoints are mainly located in the lower limbs and the abdomen and Thorax; the most commonly used specific acupointis He-sea point; Zusanli and Tianshu both play an important role in treating IBS-D. Conclusion:Treating IBS-D with acupuncture and moxibustion follow the principles of choosing acupoints mainly according to Meridians, while selecting the acupoints with syndrome differentiation as the assistance, and also use the specific acupoints.to treat IBS-D.