The Naming Culture And Clinical Significance Of Du Channel Acupoints

Purpose:In this study the 28 names of Du channel acupoints are taken as its objects with great efforts made for detailed textual research,accurate title explanation and transformation from research to application so that the irrational part in our ancestor's study may be perfected,erroneous and strained interpretation corrected and fragments edited.In this way the implication of the names of Du channel acupoints and their clinical significance may be understood profoundly and systematically and applied accurately and flexibly.Besides,reference experience will be provided for the interpretation of the names of other acupoints.Material and method:In this study ancient literature in the cultural and medical fields that relates to the names of acupoints is collected and sorted out comprehensively using the traditional methods and is further arranged and exploited on the basis of our ancestor's knowledge.First of all,with the traditional culture as a starting point,the effects of the world outlook and thinking mode in the Pre-Qin period upon the names of Acupoints of Du channel are discussed.On the basis of finding out the origin of acupoint names,the words are explained in combination with the language and cultural background of the society before naming,using the methods of traditional philology and semantics;theoretical basis,cultural connotation and medical intension are expounded and clinical significance is evidenced by relevant expositions and medical records of famous physicians' works in ancient and modern China.Results: 1.The names of acupoints of Du channel carry cultural information of philosophy,astronomy and architecture before the Qin and Han dynasties and these fields were mutually integrated.2.The names of Acupoints of Du channel contain such information as the location of acupoints,its morphology,nature of meridian Qi,flow of meridian Qi,crossing between meridians and collaterals,physiology and clinical function.3.Fourteen of the meanings of Acupoints' names from Du channel are expressed explicitly while 14 are implied.Conclusion: 1.The names of acupoints of Du channel are of great traditional cultural value 2.The names of acupoints of Du channel are of great clinical significance.