[New approach to acupoint prescription:acupoint combination based on Chinese herbal medication]

In the paper, the origins of acupoint combination based on Chinese herbal medication, the characteris-tics and the correspondence of acupoints and Chinese herbal medicines are introduced, referring to meridian tropism, harmonization of acupoints and herbal medicines, ascending or descending action of herbal medicines, four natures of herbal medicines, etc. In clinical application, the Chinese herbal medicine formulas are determined before the acupoint combination in terms of pattern/syndrome differentiation. As a result, the actions of herbal medicines and properties of acupoints are harmonized and mutually affected with each other.