Characteristics Analysis on Acupuncture Treatment of Stranguria in Ancient Times

This paper makes a statistical analysis on the acupuncture treatment of stranguria recorded in 62 ancient books with computer. The statistics show that the frequently treated meridians are Conception Vessel,three yin meridians of foot, and Bladder Meridian; the commonly treated areas are lower abdomen, midial aspects of legs, and lower back; the commonly used techniques are moxibustion, and needling.

This paper makes a statiscal analysis on the acupuncture treatment of stranguria recorded in 62 ancient books with computer. The statistics show that the frequently treated meridians are Conception Vessel, three yin meridians of foot, and Bladder Meridian; the commonly treated areas are lower abdomen, midial aspects of legs, and lower back; the commonly used techniques are moxibustion, and needling. Key words Stranguria - Acupuncture-Moxibustion - Incunabula Foundation Item: This study supported by Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (NO. 02DZ19150-2) Translator: XIAO Yuan-chun