Rules of Acupoints Selection for Treating Intractable Hiccup by Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on Data Mining
Objective:To explore rules of acupoints selection for treating intractable hiccup by traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)using data mining.Methods:According to Chinese and English subject terms,relevant literatures from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),Chinese Science and Technology Journal Database(VIP),China Biomedical Literature Database(CBM),and Wanfang Data knowledge service platform were searched and to form the database,SPSS 25.0 software was used to carry out high frequency acupoints selection,specific acupoints,distribution locations,channel reduction frequency,association rules,and systematic cluster analysis.Results:Two hundred seventy-two literatures,296 prescriptions,and 111 acupoints were included,with 1 462 times.The millimeter acupuncture,electric acupuncture,intradermal acupuncture,moxibustion,acupressure,and other therapies were included.The high frequency acupoint were:Zusanli,Neiguan,Zhongwan,Geshu,Zangzhu.The main points were stomach meridian of foot-yangming,pericardium meridian of hand-jueyin and bladder meridian of foot-taiyang.Five-shu points,eight-influential points and luo-connecting points were usually selected.The acupoints were mainly situated on the lower limbs.The combination of high frequency points were Neiguan+ Zusanli,Neiguan+Zhongwan and Zusanli+Zhongwan.Conclusion:The treatment of intractable hiccup by TCM is mainly focused on the protecting stomach Qi and promoting blood circulation,which can provide practical treatment ideas for clinic.
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