Analysis on the laws of main acupoints of acupuncture and moxibustion for the treatment of epilepsy / 国际中医中药杂志

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.