Exploration of acupoints selection rule of coronary heart disease treated with acupuncture and moxibustion in recent 10 years / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

With the key words such as acupuncture and moxibustion, coronary heart disease, etc., CNKI, WANFANG and VIP databases were retrieved to get Chinese literature of coronary heart disease treated with acupuncture and moxibustion in recent 10 years. Related 76 articles were collected and 72 acupoints were applied. The potential relation among acupoints of the top 20 was analyzed by hierarchical cluster analysis. It was discovered that the main acupoints were Neiguan (PC 6), Xinshu (BL 15), Danzhong (CV 17), Geshu (BL 17) and Zusanli (ST 36), etc., especially the specific acupoints. The back-shu points and five-shu points were emphasized. Pericardium meridian of hand-jueyin was the high frequency meridian. The four extremities were the main position.