Progress of Researches on Specificity of Acupoints in China in Recent 10 Years[J]. Acupuncture research, 2013, 38(4): 324-329. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.2013.04.012.
After searching for literature about the specificity of acupoints from China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) database(in Chinese) and MEDLINE(in English)
published by Chinese scholars from June 2003 to June 2012
the authors made a systemic analysis on the retrieved papers.It was found that most Chinese scholars took a positive viewpoint about the specificity of acupoints in morphological structure
biophysical characters
pathological reactions
acupuncture stimulation-induced responses in different brain regions and therapeutic effects.However
the research methods and comprehensive analysis of abundant research results need being improved
and the conclusion should be validated extensively.Moreover
the research on the affecting factors of specificity of acupoints will be one of the major directions.