ZHAO Jingsheng. Expression of Common Rules of Acupoints Indication[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2019, 60(24): 2075-2078.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2019.24.002.
Indications and locations are the most basic attributes of acupoints
of which the indications often receive more attention. However
paying too much attention to the effectiveness of the indication and neglecting the location factors will lead to inefficient use of the ancient experience and errors in the interpretation and construction of the existing theoretical system. Aiming at such problems
the original acupuncture and acupoints related theory should be broken
and the ancient common rules of acupoints indication were re-recognized from a new perspective
and the acupuncture and acupoints related theory was reconstructed. In the form of expression
it is divided into two dimensions of horizontal and vertical. The horizontal is covered by "grouped acupoints" and body shape distribution. The vertical direction is corresponding with meridians and upper-lower points. The expression of horizontal and vertical scale is not limited to the physical shape
but is more inclined to scope of indications and nature; from the perspective of academic history before and after Inner Canon of Yellow Emperor(《黄帝内经》)
it traces the origin and vague causes of this understanding to highlight the logic of ancient acupoint theory and construct conceptual theory system.