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By summarizing the relationship between body parts of human beings and the acupoint compatibility of Zangfu diseases, meridian diseases, similar diseases, as well as special acupoint compatibility, it was found that: (i) the matched acupoints for treating different types of diseases show a certain body part-distribution pattern; (ii) acupoints of special acupoint compatibility also display a consistent or corresponding relationship on body parts. The study of body part theory provides a wide range of ideas for acupuncture treatment to select or match acupoints, supports the search for more “effective stimulation” and it can also enrich and improve the existing acupuncture theory system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acupoint compatibility is an important part of the acupuncture treatment system, which has a direct impact on clinical efficacy. Based on years of clinical experience and clinical research, the author believes that practitioners treating patients by acupuncture and moxibustion should pay attention to syndrome differentiation of channel theory and acupoint matching along meridians. The acupoint compatibility characteristics of superficial disease and visceral disease are different. Superficial disease is superficial and related to meridian circulation; practitioners should pay attention to the distribution along the meridian and mainly combine local-distal acupoints. When treating visceral diseases, with visceral dysfunction as the main pathogenesis, practitioners should pay attention to surface infusion and combine specific acupoints. Based on the characteristics of acupuncture and moxibustion, selecting the appropriate differentiation and acupoint compatibility method is beneficial to building a clinical practice fit acupuncture treatment system to improve the clinical efficacy of acupuncture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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