Table 2.
Association Analysis of Meridians and Acupoints Used in MDD Treatment
| Number | Meridian | Frequency | Proportion (%)* | Acupoints in Each Meridian | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Proportion (%)# | Acupoints (Frequency) | ||||
| 1 | GV | 677 | 22.94 | 20 | 13.61 | GV20 (260), GV29 (183), GV24 (59), GV26 (50), GV14 (35), GV16 (24), GV23 (16), GV11 (12), GV17 (7), GV9 (6), GV15 (5), GV4 (4), GV18 (4), GV21 (4), GV19 (2), GV12 (2), GV6 (1), GV22 (1), GV25 (1), GV3 (1) |
| 2 | BL | 330 | 11.18 | 22 | 14.97 | BL15 (79), BL18 (65), BL20 (60), BL23 (60), BL17 (18), BL13 (10), BL19 (8), BL62 (8), BL21 (3), BL1 (3), BL52 (2), BL10 (2), BL14 (2), BL4 (2), BL22 (1), BL25 (1), BL7 (1), BL42 (1), BL44 (1), BL47 (1), BL49 (1), BL43 (1) |
| 3 | LR | 313 | 10.61 | 9 | 6.12 | LR3 (213), LR14 (46), LR2 (40), LR8 (6), LR5 (2), LR6 (2), LR13 (2), LR7 (1), LR1 (1) |
| 4 | SP | 250 | 8.47 | 9 | 6.12 | SP6 (194), SP9 (16), SP4 (12), SP10 (9), SP1 (9), SP3 (6), SP5 (2), SP21 (1), SP2 (1) |
| 5 | ST | 247 | 8.37 | 12 | 8.16 | ST36 (141), ST40 (52), ST25 (21), ST44 (13), ST37 (7), ST8 (5), ST6 (3), ST34 (1), ST24 (1), ST32 (1), ST41 (1), ST2 (1) |
| 6 | PC | 244 | 8.27 | 7 | 4.76 | PC6 (200), PC7 (18), PC8 (15), PC5 (8), PC9 (1), PC4 (1), PC3 (1) |
| 7 | HT | 191 | 6.47 | 6 | 4.08 | HT7 (174), HT5 (12), HT4 (2), HT6 (1), HT3 (1), HT9 (1) |
| 8 | CV | 147 | 4.98 | 13 | 8.84 | CV17 (54), CV12 (32), CV4 (23), CV6 (14), CV15 (7), CV10 (3), CV14 (3), CV24 (3), CV22 (3), CV23 (2), CV11 (1), CV1 (1), CV21 (1) |
| 9 | EX | 143 | 4.85 | 9 | 6.12 | EX-HN1 (82), EX-HN5 (29), JLSXX-QX (19), EX-UE11 (5), EX-B2 (4), EX-HN12 (1), EX-HN13 (1), EX-HN11 (1), EX-B8 (1) |
| 10 | GB | 137 | 4.64 | 16 | 10.88 | GB20 (55), GB34 (26), GB43 (14), GB8 (12), GB13 (5), GB11 (5), GB12 (5), GB40 (3), GB41 (2), GB39 (2), GB6 (2), GB15 (2), GB5 (1), GB14 (1), GB7 (1), GB37 (1) |
| 11 | KI | 115 | 3.90 | 6 | 4.08 | KI3 (80), KI6 (17), KI1 (12), KI14 (3), KI17 (2), KI4 (1) |
| 12 | LI | 102 | 3.46 | 4 | 2.72 | LI4 (90), LI11 (10), LI6 (1), LI10 (1) |
| 13 | SJ | 28 | 0.95 | 6 | 4.08 | SJ6 (12), SJ5 (8), SJ3 (4), SJ17 (2), SJ4 (1), SJ20 (1) |
| 14 | LU | 22 | 0.75 | 6 | 4.08 | LU11 (10), LU7 (5), LU9 (3), LU10 (2), LU1 (1), LU5 (1) |
| 15 | SI | 5 | 0.17 | 2 | 1.36 | SI3 (4), SI17 (1) |
Notes: *Proportion, the percentage that a specific meridian frequency accounts for the total frequency of all meridians. #Proportion, the percentage that the number of acupoints in a meridian accounts for the total number of meridian acupoints.
Abbreviations: GV, the Governor Vessel; BL, the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang; LR, the Liver Meridian of Foot Jueyin; SP, the Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin; ST, the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming; PC, the Pericardium Meridian of Hand Jueyin; HT, the Heart Meridian of Hand Shaoyin; CV, the Conception Vessel; EX, the Extraordinary acupoints; GB, the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang; KI, the Kidney Meridian of Foot Shaoyin; LI, the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand Yangming; SJ, the San Jiao Meridian of Hand Shaoyang; LU, the Lung Meridian of Hand Taiyin; SI, the Small Intestine Meridian of Hand Taiyang.