title: [Clinical study on correlativity of stagnation of the liver-qi with tenderness response of auricular points].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe into the correlativity of TCM syndromes to auricular points.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-three cases of typical liver-qi stagnation syndrome and 52 healthy persons were divided into an observation group and a control group, respectively. The auricular points on both side were respectively detected by auricular point pressure pain method with spring pressure bar and a pressure of 50 g, and then the number of auricular points with positive response on both sides were respectively calculated and the positive rates between the two groups were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Can (liver), Shidao (esophagus), Sanjiao (triple energy), Pi (spleen), Yidan (pancreas and gall bladder), Tingzhong (center of superior concha), Wei (stomach), Shenmen had high tenderness positive rates, with significant differences between the liver-qi stagnation syndrome group and the healthy person group. The correlativity were Gan>Shidao>Sanjiao>Pi>Yidan>Tingzhong>Wei>Shenmen.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TCM syndromes and auricular points have correlativity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of TCM, Beijing 100700, China. juanjuan000@sina.com
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liang-duo
authors.forename: Ji-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D020831:Acupuncture, Ear; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional