An Acupuncture Research Protocol Developed from Historical Writings by Mathematical Reflections: A Rational Individualized Acupoint Selection Method for Immediate Pain Relief
Table 1
Intrinsic rules of the historical systems.
Every meridian pairs with only other one
Rotation symmetry of 30°, 60°, or 120°
6 pairs of meridian
Maximum of 2 alternating steps
6 yin/yang or 3 yin/yin and 3 yang/yang combinations