Rulers Of Selecting Meridians And Points On Dysmenorrhea By Acupuncture And Clinical Application

Objective:Explore the regularity of points,meridians and the ways for ancient and mordern acupuncture treatment of dysmenorrhea.Method:Using the analysis method to analyse the ancient and modern articles which treat the dysmenorrhea by acupuncture to explore the characteristics and rules.It shows that the most common used meridians is Re,Kidney,Live,Spleen Meridians and the most common points are RN4,RN3,RN6.And further more try to explore the machinism of treat dysmenorrhea by acupuncture.Results:Statistical analysis shows that treat the dysmenorrhea by modern acupuncture is the most commonly used acupoints SP6,RN4,RN6, followed by RN6,ST36,BL32,BL23; The most commonly used acupoints for the SP6,RN4,SP8,RN3, BL32;these common points are mainly distributed in the bladder,conception vessel,spleen and kidney meridians, according to human bady in mainly concentrated in the chest and abdomen and lower back (many are local points);the prescription is the number of points based multi-points prescription,dialectcal point of distribution,Qi stagnation and blood stasis Type of dysmenorrhea often choice LR3, SP6,RN6,SP10; Cold and dampness staging Type often choice SP6,RN4,RN3;Qi and Blood deficiency type often choice ST36,RN6,BL20; Kidney deficiency Type often choice BL23, BL18; Damp and hot accumulation type often choice ST10,SP9.Analysis of textbooks of modern acupuncture prescription dysmenorrhea by acupuncture points,the editions of acupoints may be different, but in general, consistent, commonly prescribed for the SP6,RN4,RN3,SP8,BL32.More modern famous monograph, acupoints, quite different, but the treatrment of dysmenorrhea basic points, such as SP6,RN4 etc, will use the basic, specially, different physicians have some experience pointsor special acupuncture techniques.Conclusion:Both ancient and modern doctors often use SP6,RN4.Then RN3, RN6,and then BL23,LR3.The local points are RN4,RN3.the distance points are SP6.The single point prescription is SP6,then RN4,then L14.The most common use double points prescription are SP6,RN4;then SP6.L14.The multi-points prescription are SP6.RN4,RN3,RN6,thenSP6, RN4, RN3,ST29.And then SP6.RN4,RN3,SP8.