WANG Jianing, JING Xianghong, LI Suyu. Composition principles for chest obstruction and heart pain based on data mining of ancient acupuncture-moxibustion prescriptions[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1505-1511.
DOI:
WANG Jianing, JING Xianghong, LI Suyu. Composition principles for chest obstruction and heart pain based on data mining of ancient acupuncture-moxibustion prescriptions[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2025, 45(10): 1505-1511.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250408-k0004.
Composition principles for chest obstruction and heart pain based on data mining of ancient acupuncture-moxibustion prescriptions
To retrieve and collate the earliest recorded texts in ancient acupuncture-moxibustion prescriptions for chest obstruction and heart pain
and explore the acupoint composition principles.
Methods
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The Excel 2016 software was used to build a data set of ancient textual records on acupuncture-moxibustion prescriptions for chest obstruction and heart pain. After the terminology related to etiology
pathogenesis
accompanying symptoms
acupoints
and treatment methods unified
the frequency statistical analysis and association rule algorithms were applied to analyze the implicit association patterns among various elements of syndrome differentiation
treatment selection
and acupoint selection in ancient prescriptions from multiple dimensions.
Results
2
The basic acupoints of high frequency in ancient acupuncture-moxibustion treatment for chest obstruction and heart pain were Daling (PC7)
Neiguan (PC6)
Taixi (KI3)
Taichong (LR3)
Shangwan (CV13)
Yongquan (KI1)
and Xinshu (BL15). The prescription was mostly composed of
yuan
-source points. Besides
the combinations of two of five-
shu
points
five-
shu
points with
luo
-connecting points
and
yuan
-source points with
luo
-connecting points were common. The high-frequency points were from the pericardium meridian of hand-
jueyin
conception vessel
kidney meridian of foot-
shaoyin
liver meridian of foot-
jueyin
and bladder meridian of foot-
taiyang
generally distributed on the
yin
part of the arm
abdominal region
the
yin
part of foot
the back
and the
yin
part of the leg. Zhigou (TE6)
Zusanli (ST36)
Baihui (GV20)
and Jiuwei (CV15)
as well as the specific acupoint combinations
were used for chest obstruction and heart pain due to
qi
stagnation. Moxibustion was more suitable for chest obstruction and heart pain caused by
qi
reversion
cold and
qi
stagnation. Shaohai (HT3) was invariably selected when hand tremor was accompanied; Zhongchong (PC9) combined with Daling (PC7) was selected specially for feverish sensation in the palms. Moxibustion was exclusively applied to Shangwan (CV13)
and Taixi (KI3) was often stimulated with moxibustion. At Neiguan (PC6) and Daling (PC7)
moxibustion was delivered in combination with acupuncture (high confidence was presented in acupuncture).
Conclusion
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In ancient acupuncture-moxibustion treatment for chest obstruction and heart pain
the points of the pericardium meridian of hand-
jueyin
are predominant
coordinated with those of the liver meridian of foot-
jueyin
kidney meridian of foot-
shaoyin
conception vessel
and bladder meridian of foot-
taiyang
. It follows the principles of acupoint selection
"the pericardium acting on behalf of the heart"
"regulating
qi
as the priority"
"combination of
yuan
-source points with
luo
-connecting points"
and "selecting nearby points along the affected meridians".
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