title: [Rules of acupoints combination of ancient acupuncture for Xiaoke based on data mining technology].
abstract: The rules of acupoints combination of ancient acupuncture for Xiaoke are mainly explored. By retrieval on ancient literature, the database of acupuncture and moxibustion for Xiaoke is established; based on the database, association analysis between acupoints and symptoms is performed. According to the association analysis in 5 databases of Xiaoke database, Xiaoke database of kidney deficiency, Xiaoke-database of dry mnouth and thirst, Xiaoke database of difficult urination, Xiaoke database of drinking addiction, the results are mainly characterized with symptom differentiation combination, distal-local combination, local combination and front-back combination, which can nourish yin and clear heat. It is believed that establishment of TCM ancient literature database and exploration of data mining technology is a potential research orientation.
authors.forename: LinLing
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Tianshu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Jianbin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000266:history*; D057225:Data Mining; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000266:history; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000266:history