Table 2.
Frequency of meridian application for TD treatment.
| Meridian | Frequency | Amount | Acupoints | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du meridian | 354 | 17.42% | 13 | 11.02% | DU20 196, DU24 41, DU14 39, DU16 24, DU26 15, DU8 13, DU23 12, DU11 3, DU25 3, DU22 3, DU12 3, DU17 1, DU21 1 |
| Extra points | 228 | 11.22% | 11 | 9.32% | EX-HN1 93, EX-HN3 81, EX-HN5 29, EX-B2 8, EX-HN15 3, EX-HN12 4, EX-HN4 4, EX-HN13 3, EX-B1 1, EX-UE8 1, EX-UE11 1 |
| Gallbladder meridian | 227 | 11.17% | 15 | 12.71% | GB20 154, GB13 13, GB34 11, GB26 8, GB14 8, GB7 6, GB39 6, GB21 5, GB6 5, GB15 3, GB8 2, GB16 2, GB1 2, GB19 1, GB17 1 |
| Large intestine meridian | 192 | 9.45% | 5 | 4.24% | LI4 128, LI11 31, LI20 20, LI15 9, LI10 4 |
| Stomach meridian | 181 | 8.91% | 14 | 11.86% | ST36 71, ST4 28, ST40 24, ST6 17, ST25 11, ST21 8, ST2 5, ST8 5, ST9 4, ST7 4, ST5 1, ST32 1, ST24 1, ST23 1 |
| Liver meridian | 161 | 7.92% | 4 | 3.39% | LR3 147, LR13 8, LR14 4, LR2 2 |
| Bladder meridian | 136 | 6.69% | 18 | 15.25% | BL18 27, BL20 23, BL23 17, BL12 12, BL10 11, BL15 10, BL62 9, BL2 7, BL13 6, BL17 2, BL4 2, BL21 2, BL19 1, BL58 1, BL1 1, BL60 1, BL49 1, BL52 1 |
| Ren meridian | 136 | 6.69% | 14 | 11.86% | RN12 24, RN23 22, RN22 13, RN6 11, RN4 10, RN11 8, RN21 8, RN24 7, RN20 7, RN14 7, RN13 7, RN9 7, RN17 3, RN8 2 |
| Spleen meridian | 122 | 6.00% | 5 | 4.24% | SP6 104, SP1 11, SP9 4, SP10 2, SP4 1 |
| Pericardium meridian | 91 | 4.48% | 3 | 2.54% | PC6 85, PC8 4, PC7 2 |
| Kidney meridian | 79 | 3.89% | 8 | 6.78% | KI3 26, KI6 24, KI18 8, KI21 7, KI26 7, KI1 3, KI4 2, KI7 2 |
| Heart meridian | 73 | 3.59% | 1 | 0.85% | HT7 73 |
| Sanjiao meridian | 26 | 1.28% | 4 | 3.39% | SJ23 11, SJ5 8, SJ17 4, SJ14 3 |
| Lung meridian | 11 | 0.54% | 1 | 0.85% | LU7 11 |
| Small intestine meridian | 5 | 0.25% | 2 | 1.69% | SI18 4, SI9 1 |