title: [Progress of researches on specificity of acupoints in China in recent 10 years].
abstract: After searching for literature about the specificity of acupoints from China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database (in Chinese) and MEDLINE (in English), published by Chinese scholars from June 2003 to June 2012, the authors made a systemic analysis on the retrieved papers. It was found that most Chinese scholars took a positive viewpoint about the specificity of acupoints in morphological structure, biophysical characters, pathological reactions, acupuncture stimulation-induced responses in different brain regions and therapeutic effects. However, the research methods and comprehensive analysis of abundant research results need being improved, and the conclusion should be validated extensively. Moreover, the research on the affecting factors of specificity of acupoints will be one of the major directions.
authors.affiliation: School of Acu-moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Chun-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Da-Zhao
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yu-Qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan-Fen
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: She
authors.forename: Ying-Ru
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong-Wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Si-Yuan
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Xin
authors.forename: Chi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chuan-Jie
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002681:China; D006801:Humans; D016740:Meridians