Table 3.
Frequency of Meridian Application for CTS Treatment
| Meridian | Frequency | Amount | Acupoints | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pericardial meridian | 343 | 34.20% | 6 | 8.82% | PC7 (141), PC6 (122), PC8 (45), PC5 (16), PC3 (12), PC4 (7) |
| Large intestine meridian | 232 | 23.13% | 12 | 17.65% | LI4 (72), LI5 (64), LI11 (46), LI10 (35), LI6 (6), LI12 (3), LI2 (1), LI3 (1), LI8 (1), LI13 (1), LI7 (1), LI8 (1) |
| Sanjiao meridian | 131 | 13.06% | 8 | 11.76% | TE5 (64), TE4 (43), TE3 (10), TE2 (6), TE10 (5), TE8 (1), TE9 (1), TE6 (1) |
| Pulmonary meridian | 99 | 9.87% | 7 | 10.29% | LU10 (31), LU5 (18), LU8 (18), LU7 (11), LU9 (11), LU6 (9), LU11 (1) |
| Extra points | 84 | 8.37% | 12 | 17.65% | Ashi (37), EX-UE8 (14), EX-UE9 (11), EX-UE2 (8), Bizhong (3), EX-UE11 (3), EX-UE10 (3), EX-LE11 (1), EX-B2 (1), Shangfengshidian (1), Shuiqu (1), Wuhu (1) |
| Lung meridian | 47 | 4.69% | 6 | 8.82% | SI5 (25), SI4 (8), SI3 (5), SI6 (4), SI8 (3), SI7 (2) |
| Heart meridian | 40 | 3.99% | 5 | 7.35% | HT7 (23), HT3 (9), HT2 (3), HT8 (3), HT5 (2) |
| Spleen meridian | 8 | 0.80% | 1 | 1.47% | SP6 (8) |
| Liver meridian | 6 | 0.60% | 2 | 2.94% | LR3 (3), LR4 (3) |
| Bladder meridian | 5 | 0.50% | 3 | 4.41% | BL23 (3), BL13 (1), BL15 (1) |
| Stomach meridian | 4 | 0.40% | 2 | 2.94% | ST36 (3), ST24 (1) |
| Du meridian | 4 | 0.40% | 4 | 5.88% | GV12 (1), GV11 (1), GV13 (1), GV3 (1) |