| ObjectiveBased on the history of Chinese culture,this study explores the historical development of the TCM theory and further understands the connotation of mind,the combination of body and mind and the application of the acupuncture mind-regulation.Through the literature research on related clinical reports,the clinical research status,the characteristics of the treatment diseases,the acupoints of the prescriptions and the classification of different methods were summarized,which provided relevant literature basis for the clinical application of the theory in the future.Method1.According to the historical development of Chinese culture,from the pre-Qin period to the Republic of China,the study carefully combed the respective connotations and methods of mind-regulation in different historical periods.In this way,we can better understand the history of the TCM theory and the application of the acupuncture mind-regulation.2.Searching for the clinical literature related to the acupuncture mind-regulation of the CNKI database from 1984 to May 2018,as the research combed and summarized the literature according to the inclusion criteria.The study designed corresponding data extraction tables,and extracted acupoints and acupuncture prescriptions in the included literature,by inputting the extracted data into an Excel spreadsheet.Besides,it classified relevant data through the establishment of graphical analysis,explored the clinical research status and the application of the acupuncture mind-regulation.ResultsThere were some differences in the various historical periods,and through the combing of historical documents,philosophical views of different historical periods were presented.The objective analysis method was used to evaluate the connotation of mind and to sort out the unique Chinese culture.The theory of mind-regulation,the theory of acupuncture and the clinical application can provide the TCM practitioners with a better theory to enhance the efficacy of clinical diagnosis and treatment.In the clinical application,the main acupoints of mind are of the brain,the heart,and the five organs.The acupoints are widely used in mental and non-mental diseases.1.Many famous masters explored the concept of mind and gave“mind”a richer meaning of definition.They believed that the mind has much significance for human life activities,and therefore attached the importance to the mind-regulation and the doctrine of“Heaven and Man”.Those thoughts eventually lay the foundation for the theory of TCM.The ancient doctors combined the philosophical mind with the human life activities in order to establish the theory of uniting body and mind,by highlighting the importance of the mind of five internal organs to the human life activities,as well as forming a harmony between heaven and man.The acupuncture mind-regulation regulates the whole process of acupuncture treatment,including observing the mind,keeping the mind,and calming the mind.2.The clinical research of the acupuncture mind-regulation has increased continuously in the past 34 years,and the growth rate is fast.There are 18 clinical studies on the acupuncture mind-regulation in the first 17 years,accounting for 6.6%,with an average of 1.1 articles/year.For the next 17 years,the clinical research of mind has increased significantly,with a total of 256 articles,accounting for 93.4%,with an average of 15.0%articles/year.3.The acupuncture mind-regulation treatment of diseases is not limited to mental diseases but also non-mental diseases.There were 163 mental diseases,accounting for 59.5%,and 111 non-mental illnesses,accounting for 40.5%.Non-mental diseases accounted for a high proportion of pain,digestive diseases and immune diseases,accounting for 22.5%,14.4%,and 9.0%,respectively.The method of the acupuncture mind-regulation is mainly based on the mind-regulation acupoints group and the acupoints from differentiation of the disease,accounting for 73.4%.The acupoints are often selected from DU20,DU24,PC6,EX-HN3,EX-HN1,LR3,and HT7,accounting for 76.6%,38.2%,35.4%,33.2%,27.7%,26.2%,24.8%,respectively.The acupoints belong to the Governor Vessel of the most administered veins,followed by the Pericardium.4.There are many types of prescriptions for the acupuncture mind-regulation.Among them,the commonly used methods are the governing Du Meridian method,the acupuncture mind-regulation method,and the soothing the liver method,which account for 44.1%,15.3%,and 8.3%,respectively.The Du Meridian acupoints are often selected from DU20,DU 14,DU24,DU16 and DU4,accounting for 92.6%,39.8%,30.6%,21.3%,and 16.7%,respectively.The governing Du Meridian method is often used for encephalopathy and insomnia,accounting for 61.9%and 12.3%of the literature,respectively.The acupoints of the acupuncture mind-regulation method are often selected from DU20,EX-HN1,LR3,HT7,PC6 and L14,accounting for 66.7%,41.7%,41.7%,37.5%,37.5%,and 33.3%,respectively.The acupuncture mind-regulation method is often used to treat insomnia and trigeminal neuralgia,accounting for 19.0%and 11.9%of the literature,respectively.The acupoints for the soothing the liver method often use DU20,LR3,PC6,EX-HN3 and L14,accounting for 94.4%,88.9%,61.1%,44.4%,and 39.9%,respectively.The soothing the liver method is often used to treat depression and migraine,accounting for 39.1%and 13.0%of the literature,respectively.ConclusionThrough the exploration and elaboration of various theories in the past,the concept of "mind" was endowed with a wide variety of connotations.The ancient physicians applied the philosophical mind into the Chinese medicine,combined with the characteristics of human life activities,by forming a dialectical and unified relationship between body and mind,uniting the nature of the four seasons with "mind-regulation",and developing emotional therapies,and the acupuncture mind-regulation.In the past 17 years,the literature research on the clinical application of the acupuncture mind-regulation has increased sharply;it is not only used for mental diseases,but also for non-mental diseases.The acupoints in higher frequency are DU20,DU24,PC6,EX-HN3,EX-HN1,LR3,and HT7.The main classification of the acupuncture mind-regulation prescriptions includes the governing Du Meridian method,the acupuncture mind-regulation method,the soothing the liver method,the regulating the collaterals method,and the relieving pain method.Among them,the governing Du Meridian method is the most widely adopted. |
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