Does modern research concerning Chinese medicine acupoints relate to original prescriptions? if not, why not?

Choi, V; Cobbin, D; Walsh, S

Does modern research concerning Chinese medicine acupoints relate to original prescriptions? if not, why not?

Choi, V

Cobbin, D Walsh, S

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Citation:: Medical Acupuncture, 2018, 30 (6), pp. 336 - 347
Issue Date:: 2018-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Choi, V https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-2065	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cobbin, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7033-8547	en_US
dc.date.issued	2018-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Medical Acupuncture, 2018, 30 (6), pp. 336 - 347	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1933-6586	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128253
dc.description.abstract	© 2018, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2018. Objective: Huang Fu Mi's Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing (ZJJYJ) is regarded as the earliest text (282 ce) on differential diagnosis and clinical acumoxa therapy in Chinese Medicine. Are contemporary manual acupuncture practices consistent with those reported in the ZJJYJ? The aim of this research was to investigate if modern manual acupuncture uses reported in research are consistent with classical practices reported in the ZJJYJ. Materials and Methods: A database search of human research studies from 1995 to 2016 was performed for all 270 acupoints for all 8 leg/body channels. The clinical foci of these modern publications were compared with acupoint clinical indications documented in the Song Dynasty Chinese edition (1077) of the ZJJYJ and the sole English translation (translated and compiled by Yang and Chace in 1994) of The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Results: Of 2149 articles in English, 63 met the search criteria. These articles predominately reported acupoints on the lower leg, back, chest, and head. Correlations between the acupoints used in modern research and those used in the ZJJYJ were minimal. Clinical indications from the ZJJYJ typically involved symptoms relating to pain, swelling, fever, seizures, hallucinatory states, dysentery, malaria, and tuberculosis, which are now treated pharmacologically. However, one-third of modern studies were functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) investigations of neurophysiologic effects of manual acupuncture on the human brain. Conclusions: While, superficially, the ZJJYJ might seem irrelevant in modern manual acupuncture practices, well-documented physical effects (e.g., pain relief) of manual acupuncture do provide measurable outcomes for use in fMRI research. Therefore, the classical text does provide a guide for future research on influential acupoints on the leg and body channels.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Medical Acupuncture	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1089/acu.2018.1300	en_US
dc.title	Does modern research concerning Chinese medicine acupoints relate to original prescriptions? if not, why not?	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	30	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Life Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2018, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2018. Objective: Huang Fu Mi's Zhen Jiu Jia Yi Jing (ZJJYJ) is regarded as the earliest text (282 ce) on differential diagnosis and clinical acumoxa therapy in Chinese Medicine. Are contemporary manual acupuncture practices consistent with those reported in the ZJJYJ? The aim of this research was to investigate if modern manual acupuncture uses reported in research are consistent with classical practices reported in the ZJJYJ. Materials and Methods: A database search of human research studies from 1995 to 2016 was performed for all 270 acupoints for all 8 leg/body channels. The clinical foci of these modern publications were compared with acupoint clinical indications documented in the Song Dynasty Chinese edition (1077) of the ZJJYJ and the sole English translation (translated and compiled by Yang and Chace in 1994) of The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Results: Of 2149 articles in English, 63 met the search criteria. These articles predominately reported acupoints on the lower leg, back, chest, and head. Correlations between the acupoints used in modern research and those used in the ZJJYJ were minimal. Clinical indications from the ZJJYJ typically involved symptoms relating to pain, swelling, fever, seizures, hallucinatory states, dysentery, malaria, and tuberculosis, which are now treated pharmacologically. However, one-third of modern studies were functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) investigations of neurophysiologic effects of manual acupuncture on the human brain. Conclusions: While, superficially, the ZJJYJ might seem irrelevant in modern manual acupuncture practices, well-documented physical effects (e.g., pain relief) of manual acupuncture do provide measurable outcomes for use in fMRI research. Therefore, the classical text does provide a guide for future research on influential acupoints on the leg and body channels.

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