title: [On mistakes in contemporary literatures of extra points in China].
abstract: Contemporary literatures which are taken as the base of literature study of extra points are insufficient and lack of reliability. The foundation of study is very weak. Based on abundant firsthand materials, analyses are made on the major problems of confounded names and locations, unclear quotation and source of reference in the study of contemporary literatures of extra points. Meanwhile, methods and way of thinking for solving the above mentioned problems are discussed in this article as well.
authors: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. huanglx@mail.cintcm.ac.cn
authors: Long-Xiang
authors: LX
authors: Huang
authors: You-Min
authors: YM
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D002681:China; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D016740:Meridians