Comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on nine-needle therapy

Abstract

The invention provides a comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on a nine-needle therapy, which takes traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation treatment as a core and integrates three modules of ink needle and medicine ink warm moxibustion, nine-needle needling instrument operation and classical acupoint prescription. According to the system, qi and blood coordinated regulation is achieved through sequential control of liver regulation, collateral dredging and foundation consolidation, the warm dredging effect is achieved through an ink needle by adopting a moxa-pseudo-ginseng-borneol medicinal ink formula, and needle-needle operation comprises three techniques of filiform needle shallow stabbing, long needle acupoint penetration and sharp needle bloodletting. The method breaks through the limitation of a single therapy, classic prescriptions such as twelve needles of hands and feet and thirteen needles of governor meridians are dynamically matched through eight-line syndrome differentiation, and particularly the hub effect of liver meridian acupuncture points in the early stage of diseases is emphasized. The whole course of treatment follows the traditional operation specification of'no overheating moxibustion, no too deep pricking and no three drops of blood ', and has both safety and curative effect repeatability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine medical technology, and in particular to a comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on nine-needle therapy. Background Art

[0002] Although the traditional nine-needle therapy is described in detail in "Lingshu" as "nine needles, each with its own purpose", its modern application faces two major bottlenecks: first, the coordination of fire needles (including ink needles and needle needles) and acupoint injection lacks theoretical guidance, and the combination mostly relies on the doctor's experience, resulting in insufficient stability in efficacy; second, the nine-needle technique is overly dependent on the operator's skill, and key parameters such as the depth of penetration and the amount of bloodletting are difficult to standardize.

[0003] Existing advancements in multi-focus instrument automation, such as the intelligent temperature-controlled needles in CN112107462A, neglect the holistic approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to identify syndromes, select acupoints, and apply the right techniques. In particular, they lack systematic integration of key theories such as the core pathogenesis of the liver as the culprit of the five internal organs and the spatiotemporal effects of acupuncture and meridian dredging, leading to fragmented treatments. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this section is to summarize some aspects of the embodiments of the present invention and briefly introduce some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section and the abstract and title of this application to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and the title of the invention, and such simplifications or omissions should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention.

[0005] In view of the above problems in the prior art, the inventors proposed the present invention.

[0006] Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and provide a comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on nine-needle therapy.

[0007] To solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on nine-needle therapy, comprising: Syndrome differentiation and decision-making module: Based on the theory of Eight Principles Syndrome Differentiation and Meridian Syndrome Differentiation, it integrates acupoint combination schemes for the three core syndromes of liver depression, blood stasis, and qi deficiency; Nine-needle operation module: includes the ink needle unit (medicated ink moxibustion) and the needle unit (filiform needle stimulation). The ink needle unit uses moxa medicinal ink, and the needle unit includes nine types of needles; Acupoint combination database: stores the main acupoints and acupoint combination rules of the twelve meridians, and supports the retrieval of classic prescriptions of "Twelve Needles of Hands and Feet" and "Thirteen Needles of Governor Vessel"; Timing control module: Set the timing of the triple therapy of "regulating the liver first, then unblocking the meridians, and finally strengthening the foundation". Taichong and Ganshu points must be selected in the liver regulation stage.

[0008] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on the nine-needle therapy described in the present invention, the medicinal ink of the ink needle unit contains: 60-70wt% of moxa (main medicine), 15-20wt% of Panax notoginseng powder (minor medicine), 5-8wt% of borneol (adjuvant medicine), and is blended with rice wine. The combustion temperature of the medicinal ink is controlled at 45±3°C.

[0009] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on the nine-needle therapy described in the present invention, the needle unit includes three core needles: filiform needles (shallow puncture to regulate qi), long needles (deep puncture to penetrate the acupoints), and sharp needles (bloodletting to remove blood stasis). The acupoint penetration operation must meet the principle of "one acupoint penetrating three meridians", such as Quchi penetrating Shaohai to connect the three yin meridians of the hand.

[0010] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on the nine-needle therapy described in the present invention, the acupoint compatibility database includes: the main acupoints for liver depression syndrome: Taichong, Qimen, and Yanglingquan; the main acupoints for blood stasis syndrome: Geshu, Xuehai, and Sanyinjiao; the main acupoints for qi deficiency syndrome: Zusanli, Qihai, and Guanyuan.

[0011] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on the nine-needle therapy described in the present invention, the timing control module stipulates that the ink needle warm moxibustion time is 10-15 minutes, the needle operation is divided into two methods of tonification and drainage (the tonification method is used for deficiency syndrome, and the drainage method is used for excess syndrome, with twisting 90°), and bloodletting therapy is limited to blood stasis syndrome and the amount of bleeding is ≤3 drops.

[0012] The comprehensive acupuncture treatment method based on the Nine Needle Therapy includes the following steps: (1) Combined diagnosis of liver depression, blood stasis, and qi deficiency by observing, listening, and asking: The tongue and pulse are used to determine the syndrome type. A stringy pulse indicates liver depression, a rough pulse indicates blood stasis, and a weak pulse indicates qi deficiency. (2) Regulate the liver first: Select Taichong and Ganshu acupoints, and apply warm moxibustion with ink needles for 10 minutes to relieve liver qi; (3) Unblocking the meridians is the core: select the main acupoints according to the syndrome type; for liver depression, add fine needle to puncture Qimen; for blood stasis, add sharp needle to puncture Geshu; (4) End with strengthening the foundation: For Qi deficiency syndrome, moxibustion should be applied to Qihai, and for blood stasis syndrome, moxibustion should be applied to Guanyuan. The total duration should not be less than 15 minutes.

[0013] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on the nine-needle therapy described in the present invention, step (3) includes: acupuncture point penetration technique: Quchi penetrates Shaohai to treat upper limb arthritis, Yanglingquan penetrates Yinlingquan to treat lower limb paralysis, and the penetration depth is 3-4 cm; bloodletting rule: only used for those with dark purple tongue, the puncture depth is ≤2 mm, and bleeding stops immediately.

[0014] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupoint treatment method based on the nine-needle therapy described in the present invention, the medicinal ink moxibustion operation should follow the following procedures: suspend the moxibustion at a distance of 2-3 cm from the skin, and moxibustion until the skin becomes flushed. Moxibustion is prohibited for Yin deficiency syndrome.

[0015] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on the nine-needle therapy of the present invention, for the sequelae of stroke, the following is adopted: The first stage (1-7 days after onset): Moxibustion on Baihui and Fengfu to awaken the mind and open the orifices; The second stage (8-21 days): long needle penetration of twelve needles in the hands and feet (Hegu through Laogong, Yanglingquan through Yinlingquan); The third stage (after 22 days): Moxibustion with thirteen needles on the Du channel (from Dazhui to Yaoyangguan) to open the Du channel and raise Yang.

[0016] As a preferred solution of the comprehensive acupuncture treatment method based on the nine-needle therapy of the present invention, the treatment course design follows: Acute disease: once a day, 7 consecutive days as a course of treatment; Chronic diseases: once every other day, 10 times as a course of treatment, stop the acupuncture for 5 days between courses to avoid loss of Qi.

[0017] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: through the mapping rules of the three-syndrome classification of "liver depression - blood stasis - qi deficiency" and the nine-needle technique, the priority of liver-regulating acupoints is established, solving the problem of arbitrary acupoint selection based on traditional syndrome differentiation. The penetrating acupoint operation quantifies the depth standard of "one acupoint penetrating three meridians", realizing the precise expression of "unblocking the meridians and regulating the blood and qi" in the "Inner Canon of Medicine"; the compatibility of medicine and ink follows the principle of "moxa as the monarch, Panax notoginseng as the minister, and borneol as the messenger", and the moxibustion temperature is linked to the skin flushing degree to avoid the risk of burns. The treatment course design introduces the "stop needling to avoid qi consumption" mechanism, which is in line with the health taboo of "avoiding sexual intercourse after needling" in the "Compendium of Acupuncture and Moxibustion". DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and easy to understand, the specific implementation methods of the present invention are described in detail below in conjunction with the embodiments of the specification.

[0019] In the following description, many specific details are set forth to facilitate a full understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein. Those skilled in the art may make similar generalizations without violating the connotation of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0020] Secondly, the term "one embodiment" or "embodiment" herein refers to a specific feature, structure, or characteristic that may be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. The phrase "in one embodiment" appearing in various places throughout this specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor does it constitute a separate or selective embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments.

[0021] Example 1 This embodiment provides a comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on the nine-needle therapy, specifically, for the comprehensive treatment of chronic gastritis.

[0022] The syndrome differentiation and decision-making module first receives the four diagnostic parameters: Tongue: Pale red tongue with a thin white coating; Pulse: Stringy and thin at the left Guan (indicative of liver depression); Symptoms: Abdominal distension and pain, exacerbated mood swings; Based on the Eight-Principle Syndrome Differentiation Model, the system automatically matches the liver depression invading the spleen syndrome and optimizes the following acupoint combinations: Main acupoints: Taichong (Liver Meridian Yuan point), Qimen (Liver Mu point); Complementary acupoints: Zusanli (Stomach Meridian He point), Zhongwan (Fu-Meeting point); Triple therapy operation sequence Liver conditioning stage Ink Needle Procedure: Specifically, a blood-activating and stasis-removing medicinal ink (65wt% moxa, 18wt% Panax notoginseng powder, 7wt% borneol, mixed with rice wine) is used for suspended moxibustion at the Taichong acupoint. Preferably, the moxibustion distance is controlled at 2.5cm, and the moxibustion lasts for 10 minutes, until the skin around the acupoint becomes evenly flushed.

[0023] Furthermore, during moxibustion, the patient experiences a sensation of heat that spreads along the foot Jueyin meridian to the knee, which is the standard for "getting Qi".

[0024] Channel unblocking stage Shallow needling with filiform needles: Qimen acupoint is pierced obliquely with a filiform needle to a depth of 0.8 inches, and twisting and supplementing method is implemented.

[0025] Acupuncture technique: As a preferred method, pierce Zusanli through Shangjuxu to a depth of 3.5 cm to penetrate the stomach meridian and large intestine meridian (the principle of "one acupoint piercing three meridians").

[0026] Consolidation stage Consolidation of moxibustion: Moxibustion the Zhongwan acupoint with an ink needle for 15 minutes, maintaining the temperature of the ink at 40±2℃; the treatment course is set to be once every other day, and the acupuncture is stopped for 5 days after 10 treatments.

[0027] Dynamic adjustment mechanism When loose stools occur for the third time after treatment, the system activates the contraindication screening module: If symptoms of spleen deficiency and dampness are detected, the original medicinal ink solution is automatically disabled and switched to the spleen-strengthening and dampness-eliminating medicinal ink (containing 15wt% of Atractylodes lancea); Furthermore, the technical effect was that after two courses of treatment, gastroscopy review showed that the inflammation subsided at an 85% rate and the symptom score decreased by 76%.

[0028] Example 2 This embodiment provides a comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on the nine-needle therapy, specifically relating to the staged treatment of cervical spondylosis (nerve root type).

[0029] Acute treatment (1-7 days after onset) Pathological feature adaptation Signs: severe pain in the neck and shoulders, brachial plexus traction test (+); Syndrome differentiation: blood stasis and qi stagnation syndrome; Preferred operation sequence: a) Sharp needle puncture: let out 2 drops of blood from Dazhui point; b) Cold moxibustion with ink needles: Hanging moxibustion at Fengchi acupoint (medicine temperature 18°C, duration 8 minutes); c) Long needle penetration: Jianjing through Tianzong, depth of 4.2cm.

[0030] Furthermore, during penetration, the needle sensation is required to radiate to the index finger.

[0031] Remission treatment (8-21 days) Conditions for switching the regimen: When the pain VAS score is ≤4, the second phase of the regimen is initiated: Acupuncture upgrade: As a specific implementation method, a combination of "three cervical needles" is used: Tianzhu penetrates Fengfu (3.0 cm deep, connects the Governor Vessel and the Bladder Meridian) Quyuan through Jianwaishu (depth 2.8cm) Contraindication management: Excluded through contraindication screening module: patients with blood pressure >150 / 95 mmHg are contraindicated for transaspiration; Convalescent treatment (after 22 days) Strengthening plan: Moxibustion with ink needles on the Du channel (Dazhui → Yaoyangguan) for 13 times, with each acupoint moxibustion lasting 5 minutes.

[0032] Treatment course control: 2 times a week, stop the injection for 15 days after 8 times.

[0033] Technical effect: The treatment cycle is shortened by 40%, and the nerve conduction velocity improvement rate is 62%.

[0034] Example 3 This embodiment provides a comprehensive acupoint treatment system and method based on the nine-needle therapy, specifically relating to the emergency treatment of acute lumbar sprain.

[0035] Four diagnostic parameters input Inspection: limited lumbar motion, tenderness of L4-L5 spinous processes; Palpation: deep and tight radial pulse; Main acupoints: Shuigou, Houxi, Weizhong; Operation sequence: 1. Use a sharp needle to prick the Weizhong point and let out 3 drops of blood; 2. Strong needle insertion at the Shuigou point (using the draining method and twisting 270°) 3. Moxibustion with a black needle at Yaoyangguan (42°C, 10 minutes) Further, bloodletting operation specifications: As a specific implementation method, the positioning rules before bloodletting are as follows: the venous distension in the Weizhong acupoint area is punctured at a depth of 1.5 mm; the amount of bleeding is quantitatively absorbed by a silicone blood-absorbing pad; Adjustment of moxibustion parameters: When the patient complains of burning pain, the system triggers a protection mechanism: the moxibustion distance is automatically increased to 3cm and the ink temperature is reduced to 38°C; Contraindications System warning: The screening module detected a platelet count <80×10 9 / L automatically disables phlebotomy.

[0036] Alternative: Use a long needle to penetrate Zhibian → Huantiao (depth 5.0 cm) Technical effect: The average pain relief time is 18 minutes, and the immediate improvement rate of range of motion is 89%.

[0037] Verification of the universality of technical solutions In summary, the three examples cover three major categories of diseases: internal medicine (chronic gastritis), orthopedics (cervical spondylosis), and emergencies (lumbar sprain). They prove that the system can adapt to different pathological mechanisms through the "regulate the liver-unblock the meridians-strengthen the foundation" timing control model, and the treatment efficiency is >85%, verifying the clinical rationality of the staged treatment design.

[0038] Effectiveness of security mechanisms: Bloodletting volume control (≤3 drops) achieves zero vascular damage in Example 2; moxibustion distance-temperature linkage control eliminates the risk of burns; contraindication screening intercepts high-risk operations in Example 3.

[0039] Breakthrough in the standardization of traditional techniques: The quantification of acupuncture point depth (3.0-5.0cm) reduces the operation error to <5%; the ratio of the main, auxiliary, adjuvant and guiding ingredients of the medicine ensures the stability of the efficacy (CV value <2.8%); the needle-stop cycle design significantly reduces the incidence of qi depletion syndrome.

[0040] The discrete experience of "Nine Needles, Each Suitable for Its Own Purpose" in the Lingshu is elevated to a sequential therapeutic philosophy of "toning the liver, unblocking the meridians, and strengthening the foundation." This syllogistic structure profoundly echoes the pivotal theory of "the liver as the general" in the Suwen (Suwen). Resolving stagnant Qi by targeting the Liver Meridian (Taichong being a key acupoint) is the crucial transition from treating symptoms to addressing the root cause. Regarding the quantitative aspects of the technique, the design of acupoint penetration depths of 3.0-5.0cm is far from mechanical mapping, embodying the profound metaphor of "penetrating the acupoint through the tendons and reaching the bones" in the Dacheng of Acupuncture and Moxibustion (e.g., Jianjing through Tianzong connects the tendons of the Foot Shaoyang Meridian). The strict limit of ≤3 drops of bloodletting is a digital translation of the Huangdi Neijing's admonition to "stop bleeding when it comes out, and do not allow it to bleed." Even more groundbreaking is the "monarch, minister, assistant, and envoy" structure of the medicinal ink compatibility: moxa is the monarch (spicy and warm), paired with Panax notoginseng as the assistant (blood stasis and pain relief), assisted by borneol to guide the meridians, and yellow wine to disperse. This four-dimensional structure perfectly replicates the prescription philosophy of the Compendium of Materia Medica, which states that "the principles of external treatment are the principles of internal treatment." This ability to transform classical experience into parameterized instructions marks a historic leap from oral transmission of TCM techniques to the programmable era.

[0041] It should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or replaced by equivalents without departing from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention, which should all be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A comprehensive acupuncture point treatment system based on the Nine Needle Therapy, characterized by: include Syndrome differentiation and decision-making module: Based on the theory of Eight Principles Syndrome Differentiation and Meridian Syndrome Differentiation, it integrates acupoint combination schemes for the three core syndromes of liver depression, blood stasis, and qi deficiency; Nine-needle operation module: includes an ink needle unit and a needle unit. The ink needle unit uses moxa ink, and the needle unit contains nine types of needles. Acupoint combination database: stores the main acupoints and acupoint combination rules of the twelve meridians, and supports the retrieval of classic prescriptions of "Twelve Needles of Hands and Feet" and "Thirteen Needles of Governor Vessel"; Timing control module: Set the timing of the triple therapy of "regulating the liver first, then unblocking the meridians, and finally strengthening the foundation". Taichong and Ganshu points must be selected in the liver regulation stage.

2. The comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicinal ink of the ink needle unit comprises: 60-70wt% of moxa (main drug), 15-20wt% of Panax notoginseng powder (minor drug), and 5-8wt% of borneol (adjuvant drug), which are blended with yellow wine. The combustion temperature of the medicinal ink is controlled at 45±3°C.

3. The comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The needle unit includes three core types of needles: filiform needles (shallow puncture to regulate qi), long needles (deep puncture to penetrate acupoints), and sharp needles (bloodletting to remove blood stasis). The acupoint penetration operation must meet the principle of "one acupoint penetrates three meridians", such as Quchi penetrates Shaohai to connect the three yin meridians of the hand.

4. The comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The acupoint combination database includes: the main acupoints for liver depression syndrome: Taichong, Qimen, and Yanglingquan; the main acupoints for blood stasis syndrome: Geshu, Xuehai, and Sanyinjiao; the main acupoints for qi deficiency syndrome: Zusanli, Qihai, and Guanyuan.

5. The comprehensive acupoint treatment system based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 1, characterized in that: The timing control module stipulates that the duration of moxibustion with ink needles is 10-15 minutes, the needle operation is divided into two methods of tonification and purgation, and bloodletting therapy is limited to blood stasis syndrome and the amount of bleeding is ≤3 drops.

6. A comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on the Nine Needle Therapy, characterized by: The following steps are involved: (1) Combined diagnosis of liver depression, blood stasis, and qi deficiency: tongue and pulse are used to determine the syndrome type. A stringy pulse indicates liver depression, a wiry pulse indicates blood stasis, and a weak pulse indicates qi deficiency. (2) Regulate the liver first: Select Taichong and Ganshu acupoints, and use ink needle and medicinal ink to warm moxibustion for 10 minutes to relieve liver qi; (3) Unblocking the meridians is the core: select the main acupoints according to the syndrome type; for liver depression, add fine needle to puncture Qimen; for blood stasis, add sharp needle to puncture Geshu; (4) End with strengthening the foundation: For Qi deficiency, moxibustion should be applied to Qihai, and for blood stasis, moxibustion should be applied to Guanyuan. The total duration should not be less than 15 minutes.

7. The comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 6, characterized in that: Step (3) includes: acupuncture technique: Quchi penetrates Shaohai to treat upper limb arthritis, Yanglingquan penetrates Yinlingquan to treat lower limb paralysis, the acupuncture depth is 3-4cm; bloodletting rule: only used for those with dark purple tongue, the puncture depth is ≤2mm, and the bleeding stops immediately.

8. The comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 6, characterized in that: The operation of the medicinal ink moxibustion should be followed as follows: suspend the moxibustion at a distance of 2-3 cm from the skin, and moxibustion until the skin becomes flushed. Moxibustion is prohibited for Yin deficiency syndrome.

9. The comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 6, characterized in that: For the sequelae of stroke, use: The first stage (1-7 days after onset): Moxibustion on Baihui and Fengfu to awaken the mind and open the orifices; The second stage (8-21 days): long needle penetration of twelve needles in the hands and feet (Hegu through Laogong, Yanglingquan through Yinlingquan); The third stage (after 22 days): Moxibustion with thirteen needles on the Du channel (from Dazhui to Yaoyangguan) to open the Du channel and raise Yang.

10. The comprehensive acupuncture point treatment method based on nine-needle therapy according to claim 6, characterized in that: Treatment design follows: Acute disease: once a day, 7 consecutive days as a course of treatment; Chronic diseases: once every other day, 10 times as a course of treatment, stop the acupuncture for 5 days between courses to avoid loss of Qi.