Yin Meridian Of Hand The Acupoints Disease Standardized Research

Objective: To sum up the data about the indication of the points of Lung Meridian of Hand-taiyin, Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin and Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin in ancient and modern literature and calculate the indication frequency to conclude the high-frequency indication of three Hand-yin Meridian points. Methods: Searched 703 ancient books about acupuncture of Qing dynasty and before ,211 books involving the concerned matter are included, and the articles published on provincial or national level medical magazines (1995-2003), altogether 643 articles recording the indication of the main points of three Hand-yin Meridians are included. Built a data-base, input the literature data and counted the appearance frequency of the indications, then concluded five common-used indications of these points. Results: Collected the detailed literature about the byname, location, acupuncture method and indication of the points of Lung Meridian of Hand-taiyin, Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin and Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin. Built a data-base that all about the points of three Hand-yin Meridians can be checked .Conclusion: Through summing up and analyzing ancient and modern literature, we summarized high-frequency indications of the points of Lung Meridian ,Heart Meridian and Pericardium meridian .