Table 2.
The acupoints selected according to flow chart and treatment outcome.
| Diseases | Severity | Case (n) | The used acupoints | Treatment numbers | Recovery times (day) | Recovered animals/cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVDD | Grade I | 1 | Step 1: SI3, BL62, BL40 Step 2: GB34 Step 3: sensitive Back-Shu points Step 4: BL40, BL64 (BL Channel) Step 5: Baihui, Ashi points near lesion along BL Channel |
1.0 | 5.00 | 1/1 |
| Grade II | 1 | 8.0 | 49.00 | 1/1 | ||
| Grade III | 6 | 12.5 | 38.67 | 6/6 | ||
| Grade IV | 4 | 15.0 | 49.00 | 1/4 | ||
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| Vomiting | Acute Subacute Chronic |
6 2 3 |
Step 1: PC6, SP4, ST36 Step 2: LV13, CV12 Step 3: sensitive Back-Shu and/or Abdomen-Mu points Step 4: ST36, ST42, SP3, SP9 (ST, SP Channels) |
1.0 1.0 6.7 |
0.84 1.00 18.67 |
6/6 2/2 3/3 |
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| Diarrhea | Acute | 1 | (Same as those of vomiting) + GV1 | 2.0 | 9.00 | 1/1 |
| Subacute | 1 | 1.0 | 2.00 | 1/1 | ||
| Chronic | 0 | |||||
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| Abdominal pain | Acute | 5 | (Same as those of vomiting) | 1.0 | 0.62 | 5/5 |
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| Cough | Acute Subacute Chronic |
0 66 0 |
Step 1: LU7, KI6, LI4 Step 2: CV17 or LV13 Step 3: sensitive Shu and/or Mu points Step 4: LU5, LU9 (LU Channel) Step 5: CV22 |
1.9 |
7.02 |
54/66 |
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| Epilepsy | <1 year >1 year |
1 5 |
Step 1: SI3, BL62 for posterior brain lesion or TH5, GB41 for unilateral brain lesion Step 2: GB39 Step 3: sensitive Shu and/or Mu points Step 4: SI4, SI8, BL40, BL64 for posterior brain lesion (SI, BL Channels) or TH4, TH10, GB34, GB40, for unilateral brain lesion (TH, GB Channels) Step 5: GV20, GB20, GV16, Yintang |
1/week 1/week |
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1/1 4/5 |