In the present paper

using data mining technology

the authors downloaded information from databases on auricular needle therapy

and obtained data samples from journals and academic dissertations involving the application of auricular needle therapy to treat diseases

and then screened

audited

and extracted the data and performed a statistical analysis.The authors extracted data on the application of auricular needle therapy in the stimulation methods of medicine(needling instrument)

selection of the side of ear to treat disease and the number of times the ear was pressed per day and the compression time.In the stimulation methods

the needling instrument varied

the seeds of cowherb Semen Vaccariae were applied in 60.89% of the total stimulation methods.The number of times the ear was pressed per day and the compression time in the clinic were optional.The main points in auricular needle therapy were the contralateral side;there was no significant difference in the effect of a single side or both sides of the ear to treat disease.