Clinical study on the indications of 33 acupoints
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Jun;28(6):417-22.
College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029, China.
Multi-central randomized controlled method was used to scientifically verify indications of 33 acupoints and provide definite clinical basis for the indications of single acupoint. Of the 52 studies, 40 studies showed that the therapeutic effect in acupuncture observation groups were better than the control group; 11 studies showed similar therapeutic effect of the two groups, and 1 study showed the acupuncture observation group was worse than the control group. Therefore, results indicate that in a certain observation cycle, acupuncture at single acupoint have different effects on diseases.
