Figure 2.

Similarity maps of channel acupoints calculated based on dermatome information, traditional actions, and contemporary indications. Top row: Similarity maps of dermatomes (left), traditional actions (middle), and contemporary indications (right) arranged in top-down sequence of dermatomes and channels. Bottom row: Similarity maps of dermatomes (left), traditional actions (middle), and contemporary indications (right) arranged after shuffling. Grey-scale colours indicate variations from low (blackish) to high (whitish) values of similarity.