Objective To study the basic prescriptions and compatibility of herbal medicines and acupoints in the therapy of acupoint application for winter-disease-treated-in-summer.Methods A database was set up through collecting and sorting out the related literatures

and the analysis on the basic herbal medicines and acupoints used in the therapy was carried out with a complicated network analysis method.Results It was discovered that Baijiezi（Semen Sinapis Albae）

Xixin（Herba Asari）

Gansui（Radix Euphorbiae Kansui） and Yanhusuo（Rhizoma Corydalis） were used as the basic description of herbs

and Feishu（BL 13）

Dazhui（GV 14） and Shanzhong（CV 17） used as the basic description of acupoints.Conclusion The knowledge obtained from the complicated network analysis on the basic prescriptions and compatibility of herbal medicines and acupoints in the therapy can provide the data support for making manipulation criteria and verification research.