Rules analysis of acupoint selection on perimenopausal syndrome treated with acupuncture and moxibustion

With the keywords of acupunctureacupuncture and moxibustionperimenopausal syndromerules of acupoint selection,the clinical literature in recent 10 years regarding perimenopausal syndrome treated with acupuncture and moxibustion was searched from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI).One hundred and ninety-seven relevant articles were acquired,and after excluding,total 67 articles were in accord with research criterion.With method of artificial count,acupoints selected in the inclusive articles were counted.Frequencies of main acupoints,matching acupoints,meridial distributions and locations of the acupoints selected were calculated,and then rules on main acupoints,matching acupoints,meridial distributions and acupoints locations were analyzed.The result indicates that the acupoints with higher selection frequency on perimenopausal syndrome treated with acupuncture and moxibustion are Sanyinjiao(SP 6),Baihui(GV 20),Taichong(LR 3),Shenshu(BL 23),Guanyuan(CV 4),Shenmen(HT 7),Taixi(KI 3),Zusanli(ST 36),Pishu(BL 20)and Ganshu(BL 18),and the meridians are mainly concentrated on governor vessel,bladder meridian,kidney meridian,stomach meri-dian,conception vessel and spleen meridian,and the distribution of acupoints are mostly concentrated on the 4limbs and the back and waist.