title: [Rethinking on Ashi points].
abstract: Textual research on the naming of Ashi points is carried out. And it is clarified that Ashi points are not pain "pain points". According to various comprehensions of ancient and modern physicians, it is approved that Ashi points include points of 14 meridians and extra points. And it is also concluded through exploration of essence of Ashi points that needling sensation of Ashi points is the same with regular points and extra points.
authors: Encephalopathy Department, Tianjin Nankai Hospital, Tianjin 300100, China. Liutao3389@sohu.com
authors: Tao
authors: T
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture / Q000266:history*; D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000266:history*; D002681:China; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature