Efficacy of Stimulation at the Jing-Well Points of Meridians

doi:10.15344/2394-4978/2015/121

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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJNCP-121, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/121

Review Article

Efficacy of Stimulation at the Jing-Well Points of Meridians

Ying-Jung Tseng^1#, Chia-Ying Chao^2#, Yu-Chiang Hung¹, Sheng-Feng Hsu^3,4, I-Ling Hung1 and Wen-Long Hu^1,5,6*

¹Department of Chinese Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No.123, Dapi Rd., Niaosong Dist., Kaohsiung City 833, Taiwan
²Kaohsiung Municipal Chinese Medical Hospital, No.68, Jhonghua 3rd Rd., Cianjin Dist., Kaohsiung City 801, Taiwan
³Graduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, No.91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung City 40402, Taiwan
⁴Department of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No.360, Sec. 2, Neihu Rd., Neihu Dist., Taipei City 114 Taiwan
⁵Kaohsiung Medical University College of Medicine, No.100, Shihcyuan 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City 807 , Taiwan
⁶Fooyin University College of Nursing, No.151, Chinhsueh Rd., Ta-liao Dist., Kaohsiung City 831, Taiwan.

Corresponding Author Details: Dr. Wen-Long Hu, Department of Chinese Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; E-mail: oolonghu@gmail.com

#: Contributed equally with corresponding author.

Received: 12 January 2015; Accepted: 07 March 2015; Published: 09 March 2015

Citation: Tseng YJ, Chao CY, Hung YC, Hsu SF, Hung IL, et al. (2015) Efficacy of Stimulation at the Jing-Well Points of Meridians. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 121. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/121

Copyright: © 2015 Tseng et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of stimulation at the Jing-Well points of meridians in advanced clinical practice.
Methods: Articles including English or Chinese keywords on the Jing-Well points of meridians published between 2001 and August 2012 were sourced from the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure databases. On the basis of these reports, we explored the modern applications, mechanisms, and efficacy of the Jing-Well points.
Results: Thirty-five related studies, published mainly in Chinese, were identified. Evidence was found to support the use of Jing-Well point stimulation in the treatment of stroke, persistent vegetative status, severe head injury, vascular dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, upper respiratory infection, bronchial asthma, hysterical aphonia, postpartum lactation insufficiency, fetal malpresentation, dysmenorrhea, acne, sudden deafness, sleeping disorders, and post-chemotherapy nausea and vomiting.
Conclusion: Diseases associated with the 12 meridians and meridional dermomeres (十二皮部) can be treated by stimulating the related Jing-Well points. Stimulation of all the Jing-Well points can activate and restore function in the damaged brain. Rigorous high-quality trials are needed to improve the level of evidence on their effectiveness and safety.

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