Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of anxiety neurosis and study on characteristics of acupoint selection
Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2008 Jul;28(7):545-8.
Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, No. 421 Hospital of PLA, Guangdong Guangzhou 510318, China. gz421zzh@yahoo.cn
Review and summarize the published literature since 1994 on treatment of anxiety neurosis with acupuncture and moxibustion, so as to provide evidence for standard acupuncture and moxibustion treatment program. It is indicated that Baihui (GV 20), Neiguan (PC 6), Shenmen (HT 7), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Yintang (EX-HN 3), etc. were the most commonly selected for clinical treatment of anxiety neurosis. Acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of anxiety neurosis stresses the special function of acupoints in acupoint selection, reflecting the therapeutic characteristics of "treatment based on the brain" and "treatment based on the heart" for mental disorders, and emphasizing the important position of TCM Zang- and Fu-organs syndrome differentiation in treatment of anxiety neurosis.
