Analysis on literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in clinical acupuncture and moxibustion in recent 3 years

Objective To understand clinical application of syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in acupuncture and moxibustion. Methods Collect and collate the literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians in Chinese Acupuncture Moxibustion, Acupuncture Research, Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture Moxibustion (Clinic edition B in 2003) and Clinical Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion from 2001 to 2003. Results Less literature about syndrome differentiation and treatment of meridians are involved, only accounting for 5 69% (163/2 864); and the literature about both treatment based on meridians and treatment based on syndrome differentiation of meridians only accounted for 1 22% (35/2 864). Conclusion At present, clinically acupuncture and moxibustion do not play attention to treatment based on syndrome differentiation of meridians.