Technical Specification (Draft) for Clinical External Application of Acupoint Application Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine / 中国实验方剂学杂志

ABSTRACT

Based on the data mining of the clinical application of acupoint application therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), combined with the clinical practice and modern research on acupoint application, the technical specification (draft) of clinical application of acupoint application therapy of TCM was formed after repeated demonstration by experts from the external treatment branch. It includes clinical indications, contraindications, pre-medication evaluation, pretreatment before medication, acupoint application method, dosage, frequency, time, precautions, adverse reactions and countermeasures, etc. This paper is expected to standardize the application of acupoint application therapy of TCM, improve its curative effect and reduce the adverse reactions.