Research Article

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