Clinical application and research of Shao's “three-acupoint and five-needling method”

Abstract Professor SHAO Jing-ming has obtained more significant effect during the clinical practice in treatment of wheezing diseases by adopting “three-acupoint and five-needling method” created by himself, and the effect has been widely recognized by doctors and patients. After decades of development, Shao's “three-acupoint and five-needling method” has become a therapy with complete theoretical system and a large number of clinical research achievements, and its application scope has been expanded. In this paper, the achievements of Shao's “three-acupoint and five-needling method” during clinical studies in the early, middle and current development stages and related problems were reviewed comprehensively.