Objective To analyze the research status of Zusanli（ ST36） sensitization based on bibliometrics.Methods Literatures on Zusanli（ ST36） sensitization from January 2007 to December 2016 were searched in the Chinese Biomedical Literature Database

China National Knowledge Infrastructure（ CNKI）

Wanfang Pharmaceutical Journal Database

VIP Chinese Science and Technology Journal Full-text Database

Pub Med

Embase and Cochrane Library. Bibliometric analysis was conducted for the distribution of the year

the experimental design（ sample size

type of research

research method）

the research content（ sensitization form

sensitization of systemic diseases

various sensitization tests and site distribution）. Results A total of 109 articles were included. From 2007 to 2011

the amount of literature was in a state of growth and reached its peak in 2011. The cumulative number of literatures was 46. The trend in the following five years was slightly fluctuating

and the number of literatures was 63. A single group of samples were from 6 to 172 patients with an average of 40 cases; the study type was mainly randomized controlled trial（ 71）

followed by case observation research（ 17）; the research method was mainly exploratory（ 57）

and supplement with the intervention study（ 48）. The sensitization forms involved heat sensitivity

electrosensitivity

pain sensitivity

pressure sensitivity

chemical sensitivity

sound sensitivity

and photosensitivity. Among them

heat sensitive research is more（ 82）; involving spleen and stomach

liver and gallbladder

qi

blood and fluid and limb meridian diseases

etc.

among which the studies qi

blood and fluid diseases accounted most（ 37）; the sensitization sites were mainly concentrated around the acupoints（ 102 times）. Conclusion The general trend of the sensitization phenomenon of Zusanli（ ST36） is fluctuating

and the research content is relatively simple. The experimental design and evaluation criteria need to be further improved.