Table 3.
Association Analysis of Specific Acupoints Used in MDD Treatment
| Number | Specific Acupoints | Frequency | Proportion (%)* | Acupoints in Each Specific Acupoints | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of Acupoints | Proportion (%)# | Acupoints (Frequency) | ||||
| 1 | Five-shu points | 850 | 24.55 | 34 | 23.13 | LR3 (213), HT7 (174), ST36 (141), KI3 (80), LR2 (40), GB34 (26), PC7 (18), SP9 (16), PC8 (15), GB43 (14), ST44 (13), SJ6 (12), KI1 (12), LU11 (10), LI11 (10), SP1 (9), PC5 (8), LR8 (6), SP3 (6), SI3 (4), SJ3 (4), LU9 (3), GB41 (2), SP5 (2), LU10 (2), HT4 (2), ST41 (1), PC9 (1), HT3 (1), LR1 (1), PC3 (1), SP2 (1), LU5 (1), HT9 (1) |
| 2 | Crossing points | 803 | 23.19 | 29 | 19.73 | GV20 (260), SP6 (194), GV24 (59), GB20 (55), GV26 (50), GV14 (35), CV12 (32), GV16 (24), CV4 (23), GB8 (12), GV17 (7), GV15 (5), GB12 (5), GB11 (5), ST8 (5), GB13 (5), CV10 (3), CV24 (3), CV22 (3), KI14 (3), BL1 (3), KI17 (2), GB6 (2), GB15 (2), CV23 (2), LU1 (1), GB14 (1), GB7 (1), CV1 (1) |
| 3 | Yuan-primary points | 588 | 16.98 | 9 | 6.12 | LR3 (213), HT7 (174), LI4 (90), KI3 (80), PC7 (18), SP3 (6), GB40 (3), LU9 (3), SJ4 (1) |
| 4 | Back-shu points | 307 | 8.87 | 11 | 7.48 | BL15 (79), BL18 (65), BL20 (60), BL23 (60), BL17 (18), BL13 (10), BL19 (8), BL21 (3), BL14 (2), BL22 (1), BL25 (1) |
| 5 | Luo-connecting points | 302 | 8.72 | 12 | 8.16 | PC6 (200), ST40 (52), SP4 (12), HT5 (12), SJ5 (8), CV15 (7), LU7 (5), LR5 (2), KI4 (1), LI6 (1), GB37 (1), SP21 (1) |
| 6 | Eight-confluent points | 256 | 7.39 | 8 | 5.44 | PC6 (200), KI6 (17), SP4 (12), SJ5 (8), BL62 (8), LU7 (5), SI3 (4), GB41 (2) |
| 7 | Front-mu points | 182 | 5.26 | 8 | 5.44 | CV17 (54), LR14 (46), CV12 (32), CV4 (23), ST25 (21), CV14 (3), LR13 (2), LU1 (1) |
| 8 | Eight-influential points | 137 | 3.96 | 7 | 4.76 | CV17 (54), CV12 (32), GB34 (26), BL17 (18), LU9 (3), LR13 (2), GB39 (2) |
| 9 | Lower he-sea points | 33 | 0.95 | 2 | 1.36 | GB34 (26), ST37 (7) |
| 10 | Xi-cleft points | 5 | 0.14 | 4 | 2.72 | LR6 (2), ST34 (1), HT6 (1), PC4 (1) |
Notes: *Proportion, the percentage of the frequency of a specific acupoint to the total frequency of all specific acupoints. #Proportion, The amount of a specific acupoint as a percentage of the total amount of specific 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; 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.