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Diversity of Acupuncture Point Selections According to the Acupuncture Styles and Their Relations to Theoretical Elements in Traditional Asian Medicine: A Data-Mining-Based Literature Study

Journal

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm10102059

Keywords

acupuncture; acupuncture points; acupuncture style; text mining; traditional Korean medicine; traditional Chinese medicine; Dongeuibogam; Saamdoinchimgooyogyeol; Chimgoogyeongheombang

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  1. Dongguk University
  2. Gachon University [GCU-2018-0296]

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Acupuncture point selections vary depending on clinicians' acupuncture style, with differences in AP prescriptions among classical medical textbooks representing unique acupuncture styles. Each style can be more clearly explained by AP attributes rather than the APs themselves, indicating that theoretical diversity of acupuncture styles leads to heterogeneity in AP selections.
Acupuncture point (AP) selections can vary depending on clinicians' acupuncture style, and therefore, acupuncture style is an important factor in determining the efficacy of acupuncture treatment. However, few studies have examined the differences in AP selections according to the acupuncture styles and theoretical backgrounds causing the differences. We compared the AP prescriptions used for 14 diseases in three classical medical textbooks, Dongeuibogam (DEBG), Saamdoinchimgooyogyeol (SADI), and Chimgoogyeongheombang (CGGHB), which represent unique acupuncture styles and have affected clinicians during this time. AP prescriptions showed more diversity between textbooks than between types of diseases. Among the three textbooks, AP prescriptions of SADI were most different compared to those of DEBG and CGGHB. Importantly, we found each style can be more clearly explained by AP attributes than by the APs per se. Specifically, SADI, DEBG, and CGGHB preferred five transport points located on the limbs, APs of the extra meridians, and source points, respectively. This suggests the possibility that the theoretical diversity of acupuncture styles results in the heterogeneity of AP selections.

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