모르핀 중독의 침 연구에 사용된 경혈(經穴)에 대한 소고(小考) = A Short Reveiw on the Acupoints Used in the Studies about Morphine Addiction

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Objectives: Since acupuncture was accepted as an useful therapy for the drug addiction, a lot of studies about acupuncture have been carried out, This study was performed to review the articles about morphine addiction which used acupuncture as a treatment and to interpret the use of acupoints from the viewpoint of Six-meridian (Yuk Gyeong, three yin and three yang) theory. Methods: The authors searched 255 articles in PubMed with the key word of morphine, acupuncture and 629 articles in KISS (Koreanstudies Information Service System) with the key word of morphine. The articles written in English only were included. The articles related with morphine (abuse, dependence, sensitization, addiction, intake, withdrawal sign, withdrawal syndrome, reinstatement, craving) only were included, The articles which used manual- or electro-acupuncture only were included and auricular acupuncture was excluded, Both of clinical and experimental study were reivewed, Results: The most frequently used acupoint was ST36-SP6 (electroacupuncture), and the second was HT7, LI4 was the third, and BL23 and PC6 were also used. Conclusions: The acupoints used in the morphine study seem to influence the brain through diverse mechanisms and it is thought that control of the reaction against stress appears to be related with these mechanisms.