Analysis on Acupoint Selection Law of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in the Treatment of Uterine Prolapse Based on Data Mining
Objective To analyze the acupoint selection law of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of uterine prolapse via data mining.Methods Relevant literature on acupuncture and moxibustion for uterine prolapse was retrieved from CNKI,Wanfang Data,VIP,and CBM from the establishment of the databases to May 1,2023.Excel 2021 was used to construct a database,and both association rule analysis and clustering analysis were performed using SPSS Modeler 18.0 and SPSS 26.0 software.Results Totally 86 articles were included,involving 70 acupoints with a frequency of 604 times.High-frequency acupoints included Guanyuan(BL26),Sanyinjiao(SP6),and Baihui(DU20);the predominant meridians were the Conception Vessel,spleen meridian and stomach meridian.Most of the acupoints were located in the abdominal and lower limb regions.The specific acupoints were primarily the crossing acupoints,the front-mu acupoints,and the He-sea acupoints.Association rule analysis revealed high correlations among the acupoint combinations of Qihai(BL24)-Guanyuan(BL26),Qihai(BL24)-Baihui(DU20)-Guanyuan(BL26),and Qihai(BL24)-Zusanli(ST36)-Guanyuan(BL26).Through clustering analysis,the high-frequency acupoints were classified into five categories.Conclusion The selection of acupoints for the treatment of uterine prolapse via acupuncture is primarily centered in the abdomen,head,and lower limbs,with frequent selection of Guanyuan(BL26),Sanyinjiao(SP6),Baihui(DU20),Zusanli(ST36),Zigong(EX-CA1),Qihai(BL24),among others.Adjustments should be made based on different syndromes.