Table 4.
Association Analysis of Body Parts and Acupoints Used in MDD Treatment
| Body Part | Frequency | Proportion (%)* | Acupoints in Each Body Part | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amount of Acupoints | Proportion (%)# | Acupoints (Frequency) | |||
| Lower limbs | 896 | 30.36 | 33 | 22.45 | LR3 (213), SP6 (194), ST36 (141), KI3 (80), ST40 (52), LR2 (40), GB34 (26), KI6 (17), SP9 (16), GB43 (14), ST44 (13), KI1 (12), SP4 (12), SP10 (9), SP1 (9), BL62 (8), ST37 (7), SP3 (6), LR8 (6), GB40 (3), GB41 (2), SP5 (2), LR5 (2), LR6 (2), GB39 (2), ST34 (1), LR7 (1), ST32 (1), ST41 (1), KI4 (1), LR1 (1), GB37 (1), SP2 (1) |
| Head, face, and neck | 867 | 29.38 | 42 | 28.57 | GV20 (260), GV29 (183), EX-HN1 (82), GV24 (59), GB20 (55), GV26 (50), EX-HN5 (29), GV16 (24), JLSXX-QX (19), GV23 (16), GB8 (12), GV17 (7), GB13 (5), ST8 (5), GV15 (5), GB11 (5), GB12 (5), GV18 (4), GV21 (4), BL1 (3), CV22 (3), CV24 (3), ST6 (3), BL4 (2), GB6 (2), GB15 (2), GV19 (2), SJ17 (2), BL10 (2), CV23 (2), SI17 (1), SJ20 (1), EX-HN11 (1), ST2 (1), BL7 (1), GB5 (1), EX-HN13 (1), EX-HN12 (1), GB7 (1), GB14 (1), GV22 (1), GV25 (1) |
| Upper limbs | 592 | 20.06 | 28 | 19.05 | PC6 (200), HT7 (174), LI4 (90), PC7 (18), PC8 (15), SJ6 (12), HT5 (12), LU11 (10), LI11 (10), SJ5 (8), PC5 (8), LU7 (5), EX-UE11 (5), SJ3 (4), SI3 (4), LU9 (3), LU10 (2), HT4 (2), PC9 (1), HT6 (1), LI6 (1), PC4 (1), LI10 (1), SJ4 (1), HT3 (1), PC3 (1), LU5 (1), HT9 (1) |
| Back and lumbar | 380 | 12.88 | 26 | 17.69 | BL15 (79), BL18 (65), BL20 (60), BL23 (60), GV14 (35), BL17 (18), GV11 (12), BL13 (10), BL19 (8), GV9 (6), GV4 (4), EX-B2 (4), BL21 (3), BL52 (2), BL14 (2), GV12 (2), GV6 (1), BL22 (1), BL25 (1), EX-B8 (1), BL42 (1), BL44 (1), BL47 (1), BL49 (1), BL43 (1), GV3 (1) |
| Chest and abdomen | 215 | 7.29 | 17 | 11.56 | CV17 (54), LR14 (46), CV12 (32), CV4 (23), ST25 (21), CV6 (14), CV15 (7), KI14 (3), CV14 (3), CV10 (3), KI17 (2), LR13 (2), LU1 (1), ST24 (1), CV11 (1), CV21 (1), SP21 (1) |
Notes: *Proportion, the frequency of acupoints in a specific body part as a percentage of the total frequency of acupoints in all body parts. #Proportion, the amount of acupoints in a specific body part as a percentage of the total amount of acupoints in the body part.
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.