Acupuncture plays a dominant role in treating functional dyspepsia (FD). By reviewing and e- valuating clinical ROT and fundamental research with high quality in the past 17 years, it is found that specific acupoint...Acupuncture plays a dominant role in treating functional dyspepsia (FD). By reviewing and e- valuating clinical ROT and fundamental research with high quality in the past 17 years, it is found that specific acupoints are the chief in the treatment of FD; additionally, there are differences between specific acupoints and non-specific acupoints in therapeutic effect, explaining that the specificity of meridian points plays an im- portant role in treatment. However, because of inadequate high-quality researches in clinics, the specificity of acupoints can't be proved until the researches of clinical effect and mechanism of therapeutic difference are intensified.展开更多
基金the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China (Grant No .2006CB504501)
文摘Acupuncture plays a dominant role in treating functional dyspepsia (FD). By reviewing and e- valuating clinical ROT and fundamental research with high quality in the past 17 years, it is found that specific acupoints are the chief in the treatment of FD; additionally, there are differences between specific acupoints and non-specific acupoints in therapeutic effect, explaining that the specificity of meridian points plays an im- portant role in treatment. However, because of inadequate high-quality researches in clinics, the specificity of acupoints can't be proved until the researches of clinical effect and mechanism of therapeutic difference are intensified.