title: Disease location identification as a major guide to acupoint selection.
abstract: Selecting acupoints according to channel pathway is the major point selection principle in acupuncture treatment for which there is a consensus. However, defining the disease location remains the premise of acupoint selection based on channel pathway. What is the substance of disease location identification in clinical acupuncture? Besides indicating acupoint selection according to channel pathway, what guidance can it provide for acupuncture treatment? This is the main topic discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, 100700, China, zjp7883@sina.com.
authors.forename: Ji-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Sheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marmori
authors.forename: Sheng-nan
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yan-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bai
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D002681:China; D004194:Disease / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic