Research progress on the mechanism of acupoint embedding therapy
Acupoint embedding therapy integrates traditional acupuncture theory with modem science and technology,reflecting the innovation of traditional acupuncture.It has a wide range of clinical use,currently there are about fifty kinds of diseases using acupoint embedding treatment,the disease involves internal medicine,surgery,gynecology,pediatrics and other subjects.Because of the excellent therapeutic effect,it has the value of comprehensive refinement of the research.In this paper,the mechanism of acupoint embedding therapy was summarized from the aspects of nervous function,immune response,hormone secretion,vascular permeability,pain threshold,intestinal flora,and signaling pathway by summarizing the research literature on the mechanism of acupoint embedding therapy in the past 15 years,in order to provide theoretical reference for clinical and scientific research.