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Disease location identification as a major guide to acupoint selection

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Selecting acupoints according to channel pathway is the major point selection principle in acupuncture treatment for which there is a consensus. However, defining the disease location remains the premise of acupoint selection based on channel pathway. What is the substance of disease location identification in clinical acupuncture? Besides indicating acupoint selection according to channel pathway, what guidance can it provide for acupuncture treatment? This is the main topic discussed in this article.

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  1. Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700, China

    Ji-ping Zhao  (赵吉平), Sheng Chen  (陈 晟), Sheng-nan Guo  (郭盛楠), Jun Wang  (王 军) & Peng Bai  (白 鹏)

  2. European Foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Alicante, 03000-03999, Spain

    Federico Marmori

  3. Acupuncture Department in Medimar International Hospital, Alicante, Spain

    Federico Marmori

  4. College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100029, China

    Yan-ping Wang  (王燕平)

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Zhao, Jp., Chen, S., Marmori, F. et al. Disease location identification as a major guide to acupoint selection. Chin. J. Integr. Med. 19, 894–899 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1650-0

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