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KMID : 1129720210380040235
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2021 Volume.38 No. 4 p.235 ~ p.249
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A Literature Review on the Evidence that Hemorrhoids Were Included in the Efficacy of LU6
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Cho Eun-Byul
Kim Cheoung-Su
Nam Yeon-Kyeong
Kwon O-Sang
Yang Seung-Bum
Kim Jae-Hyo
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Abstract
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Objectives : Acupoint LU6 (Gongchoe) is known as an acupoint for the treatment of pain and bleeding caused by hemorrhoids. The purpose of this study was to critically review acupoint LU6 for treating hemorrhoids.
Methods : We searched both ancient and modern literature of acupuncture and moxibustion using keywords “Gongchoe” and “hemorrhoids”. We further performed an online ancient literature search for crosscheck. The searched literature was stratified by country (Korea, China, and Japan), and data were organized chronologically. Concerning literature related to hemorrhoids, data based on acupuncture treatment were compiled.
Results : The bone proportional measurement of the forearm had been 12.5 cun until the Qing Dynasty but was recorded as 10 cun in “Shinkyushinzui,” and the majority of modern Japanese and Korean literature indicated it as 10 cun. Gongchoe for treating hemorrhoids has been reported in the literature, including “Shinkyushinzui” (Japan, 1941), “Shiyoungzongguozhenjiujingxuexue” (Taiwan, 1963), “Gyeonghyeolhak” (Korea, 1971), and “Jinzhenmeihuashichao” (China, late Qing dynasty), but except “Jinzhenmeihuashichao”, the location is different from the World Health Organization (WHO) standard acupoint location as it is 7 cun from the wrist out of 10 cun of the forearm bone proportional measurement. In addition, classical guides published until the Qing Dynasty did not report acupoint LU6 for the treatment of hemorrhoids.
Conclusions : It is necessary to distinguish between Gongchoe in “Shinkyushinzui” and LU6 in WHO standard acupuncture point locations. Gongchoe (LU6)’s primary treatment for hemorrhoids has not been described in the classical literature, and further clinical evidence is needed to support it. When using Gongchoe for hemorrhoids, we should consider that the location of Gongchoe is closer to the LU5 than the standard acupuncture point locations and it is meaningful not only for treatment but also for diagnosis.
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KEYWORD
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acupoint location, Gongchoe, LU6, hemorrhoids, bone proportional measurement
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