Research on law of acupoints selection for acupuncture treatment of postpartum depression based on data mining method

Xin-Yu Wang, Wen-Yi Nie, Tian-Yun Chu, Guang-Xin Yue✉, Yuan Liang

1. Institute of Basic Theory for Chinese Medicine,China Academy of Chinese Medical Science,Beijing 100700,China

2. Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Zhengzhou 450000,China

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Article history:Received 18 Jan 2022 Received in revised form 26 Jan 2022 Accepted 2 Feb 2022 Available online 14 Feb 2022

Keywords:Postpartum depression Data mining Rules of acupoint selection Acupuncture therapy

ABSTRACT Objective: To obtain the rules of acupoint use and compatibility methods from RCT literature of acupunctureand moxibustion in the treatment of postpartum depression through data mining,so as to provide effective acupoints for clinical reference. Methods: a total of 557 clinical literatures on acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of postpartum depression were retrieved through China knowledge Network Database, Wanfang Database and Chongqing VIP Database, and 44 articles were obtained through inclusion and exclusion criteria. Statistical analysis was carried out with the help of SPSS20.0 and SPSS Modeler18.1. Results: the most commonly used acupuncture points for postpartum depression are Baihui, Taichong,Sanyinjiao, Zusanli, Neiguan, Governor Meridian, foot Jueyin liver Meridian and foot Sun bladder Meridian, which are closely related to the treatment of postpartum depression. most doctors' clinical acupuncture treatment sites are head, limbs and back. The correlation analysis results obtained by SPSS Modeler software are Taichong-Neiguan-Zusanli, Taichong-Neiguan and Neiguan-Zusanli. Finally, the high-frequency acupoints are clustered and classified into four clusters, namely Taichong, Neiguan, Sanyinjiao and Zusanli. Hegu, Sishencong; Baihui,Shenmen; Pishu and Guanyuan. Conclusion: the rule of acupoint use of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of postpartum depression through data mining can provide some reference for the clinical treatment of postpartum depression in the future.

✉Corresponding author: YUE Guang-xin, Researcher.

E-mail: yuegx73@hotmail.com.

Fund Project: National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81573846);Central-Level Research Institutes' Basic Scientific Research Business Expenses Special Independent Topic Selection Project (No.YZ-1819); National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81603516); Institute of Basic Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Independent Topic Selection Project For Basic Scientific Research Business Expenses (No.YZ-1705)