Application of Acupoints and Meridians for the Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Data Mining-Based Literature Study

Table 1

20 most frequently used acupoints identified by data mining.

Number	Acupoint	Frequency	Support (%)
1	Sanyinjiao (SP06)	257	65.56
2	Guanyuan (CV04)	234	59.69
3	Qihai (CV06)	142	36.22
4	Diji (SP08)	126	32.14
5	Ciliao (BL32)	126	32.14
6	Zusanli (ST36)	123	31.38
7	Zhongji (CV03)	120	30.61
8	Taichong (LR03)	114	29.08
9	Xuehai (SP10)	77	19.64
10	Shenshu (BL23)	73	18.62
11	Shenque (CV08)	70	17.86
12	Hegu (LI04)	58	14.80
13	Zigong (EX-CA1)	49	12.50
14	Guilai (ST29)	43	10.97
15	Mingmen (GV04)	42	10.71
16	Shuidao (ST28)	40	10.20
17	Ganshu (BL18)	36	9.18
18	Yinlingquan (SP09)	32	8.16
19	Shiqizhui (EX-B7)	30	7.65
20	Pishu (BL20)	27	6.89