[Study on characteristics and regularity of acupuncture prescription by DOU Han-qing]

Abstract

Summarized the characteristics and rules of DOU Han-qing's acupuncture prescription in ancient acupuncture and moxibustion literature, and provided reference for studying DOU Han-qing's academic thought and modern acupuncture clinic. The literature of DOU 's acupuncture prescription was collected, sorted out and input, the database of DOU Han-qing's acupuncture prescription was established, the frequency of acupoints in the prescription was analyzed, and the Apriori algorithm was used to analyze the rule of acupoints in the prescription. A total of 446 DOU Han-qing's acupuncture prescriptions are included, and the maximum number of acupoints in acupuncture prescriptions is 12. The most common diseases are internal medicine syndrome, pain syndrome of head, face and body and five sense organs disease. In all the prescriptions of DOU Han-qing, 205 acupoints are used in total, including 25 extra-meridian points. There are 7 groups of acupoint pairs with the strongest correlation in DOU Han-qing's acupuncture prescription, including Hegu (LI 4) - Zusanli (ST 36), Zusanli (ST 36) - Zhongwan (CV 12), Hegu (LI 4) - Quchi (LI 11), Hegu (LI 4)-Weizhong (BL 40), Quchi (LI 11) - Jianjing(GB 21), Weizhong (BL 40) - Quchi (LI 11) and Weizhong (BL 40)-Zusanli (ST 36). The principle of acupoint selection mainly includes near acupoint selection and far acupoint selection. In the method of matching acupoints, above and below the matching acupoints, this meridian matching acupoints and inner and outer meridian matching acupoints are used. DOU pays attention to the coordination of acupuncture and moxibustion methods with acupoints and emphasizes acupuncture sequence.

Keywords: DOU Han-qing; acupuncture and moxibustion methods; acupuncture prescription; association rule analysis.