title: [Clinical rules for acupoint selection and prescription composition in treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome with acupuncture].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To summarize and analyze rules for acupoint selection and prescription composition in clinical literature regarding acupuncture for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
  
  
  METHODS
  CHKD, VIP and Wan-fang databases were retrieved. The clinical literature data included in the study was collected. The descriptive statistical analysis was conducted on the main acupoints, main meridians of main acupoints, distribution of main acupoints, application of special points and rules for acupoint composition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-two articles were included, involving 55 main acupoints with a total frequency of 375. The most frequent acupoints of acupuncture for PCOS were Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zhongji (CV 3) and Qihai (CV 6). The meridians of main acupoitns were conception vessel, spleen meridian of foot-taiyin and stomach meridian of foot-yangming. The main acupoints were distributed in the lower abdomen, lower limbs and back. In the special points, the use of front-mu points, five-shu points and back-shu points was more frequent. The prescription was usually consisted of 5 to 7 acupoints, (6. 9 ± 3. 6) acupoints in average.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the modern treatment of acupuncture for PCOS, Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Guanyuan (CV 4), Zigong (EX-CA 1), Zhongii (CV 3) and Qihai (CV 6) are most used. With the theories of meridian and zang-fu as essential references, the acupoint selection is based on disease differentiation and meridian circulation. Additionally, the methods for selecting the adjacent points and the distant points are adopted.
authors.forename: Chunlan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.forename: Lipeng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Zhongchao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jiping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016740:Meridians; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*