Lee In-Seon, Moon Heeyoung, Yoon Da-Eun, Choi Dha-Hyun, Ryu Yeonhee, Chae Younbyoung
Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Department of Meridian and Acupoints, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, Jecheon, Republic of Korea.
Med Acupunct. 2024 Dec 17;36(6):359-366. doi: 10.1089/acu.2024.0048. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Combinations of and points are widely used to treat internal organ issues in both clinical practice and scientific research. We investigated the selection patterns of and points used in clinical trials. We also conducted a network analysis to identify the most common combinations of these acupoints.
Based on 421 clinical studies, the frequencies of the and points were extracted from the Acusynth database. A network analysis was performed to determine the eigenvector centrality, closeness centrality, and betweenness centrality of these acupoint combinations.
points were more frequently used with Fu (hollow) organs, whereas points were more frequently used with Zang (solid) organs. Network analysis revealed that both and points were used together and in combination with major acupoints.
We demonstrated the acupoint selection patterns and combinations of and points using data mining. These results will aid clinicians in comprehending clinical database-driven and point selection patterns.
在临床实践和科研中，募穴和俞穴的组合被广泛用于治疗内脏疾病。我们调查了临床试验中募穴和俞穴的选用模式。我们还进行了网络分析，以确定这些穴位最常见的组合。
基于421项临床研究，从Acusynth数据库中提取募穴和俞穴的使用频率。进行网络分析，以确定这些穴位组合的特征向量中心性、接近中心性和中介中心性。
募穴更常用于腑（中空）器官，而俞穴更常用于脏（实体）器官。网络分析显示，募穴和俞穴既会一起使用，也会与主要穴位组合使用。
我们通过数据挖掘展示了募穴和俞穴的穴位选用模式及组合。这些结果将有助于临床医生理解临床数据库驱动的募穴和俞穴选用模式。
