The status of imaging basis and clinical research of acupuncture brain effect
As an important part of TCM culture,acupuncture and moxibustion carries the historical mission of leading TCM to internationalization.Due to the limitation of its own historical conditions and the influence of many factors,the traditional acu-puncture acupoint theory stagnated in the abstract,fuzzy and macro level,and fails to better combine with the modem medical theory,and it is not conducive to the understanding and development of the traditional acupuncture point theory in the field of modern medicine.As a basic research discipline,the value of acupuncture imaging lies in the evaluation and verification of the visual observation of traditional acupuncture acupoint theory,which can just make up for the shortcomings of traditional acupunc-ture in the field of modern medicine.At the same time,acupuncture and moxibustion imaging also carries the medical mission of clearly explaining the transformation from traditional TCM theory to modem theory of TCM.This paper will be from the acupoints effect the specificity,acupuncture effect influencing factors of acupuncture brain effect of imaging basic research,and clinical nervous system diseases,pain diseases,endocrine reproductive system diseases and pediatric disease treatment mechanism re-search status,promote acupuncture imaging better serve the construction of traditional Chinese medicine theory system.
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