The paper reviews systematically the main ancient medical books with the origin literature included on acupuncture prescription. It is found that the origin literature with acupuncture prescription in successive dynasties mainly focuses on Qin-Han and Jin-Yuan Dynasties. In Jin, Tang and Song Dynasties, as well as Ming and Qing Dynasties, the literature mainly records the experience of medical masters in the previous dynasties. By taking "headache" and "retention of urine" as examples, the origins on the literature of clinical acupuncture prescription are explored, the distribution rules and characteristics are summarized. Moreover, the evidences and evaluation method of quality grading were explored on the ancient books with the origin literature of acupuncture prescription involved.
对古代针刺处方源头文献所在的主要医籍进行系统梳理，发现历代针方源头文献主要集中于秦汉与金元两个时期，晋唐宋和明清时期多以辑录前代医家经验为主。以“头痛”“癃闭”为例对临床针方文献进行溯源研究，归纳其分布规律及特点，并进一步对针方源头文献所在古籍的质量分级依据与方法进行初步探讨。.
Keywords: TCM ancient books; acupuncture prescription; evaluation method; origin literature.