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| Research progress and reflections on acupuncture treatment of depression through thirteen ghost points |
| Hits 502 Download times 665 Received:July 18, 2023 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1672-1519.2023.11.22 |
| Key Words
acupuncture;thirteen ghost acupoints;depression;research progress;review |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | SUN Li | School of Acupuncture and Massage, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | | | SUN Xingyi | Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | | | ZHAO Mengxiong | Massage Department, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 300381, China | | | ZHAO Jia | Department of Emergency, Chest Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300222, China
Tianjin Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Emergency and Critical Care, Tianjin Municipal Science and Technology Bureau, Tianjin 300222, China | | | ZHANG Man | School of Acupuncture and Massage, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | zhangman0504@126.com | | WANG Shuo | Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China
State Key Laboratory of Component-Based Chinese Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin 301617, China | wssean1609@163.com |
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| Abstract
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| Depression is a common mood disorder characterized by significant and persistent feelings of low mood, causing severe burden on the patient's physical and mental health as well as socioeconomic status. Currently, antidepressant medication is the main treatment option. In recent years, acupuncture therapy has gained widespread attention as an alternative or adjunct treatment for depression, among which the treatment of depression with acupuncture at the thirteen ghost points is characterized by minimal side effects and high safety, with good clinical efficacy, and worthy of further in-depth research and promotion. This article reviewed academic research in the field of acupuncture at the thirteen ghost points for the treatment of depression over the past decade, including the historical evolution of the thirteen ghost points, the theoretical origin of their use in treating depression, and modern research progress, and raised some considerations for their application, through reviewing relevant literature. |
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