[Evolution of acupoint compatibility method and rule in XIAO Shao-qing's acupuncture prescriptions]

XIAO Shao-qing's understanding and evolution of acupoint compatibility methods and rules are summarized. XIAO Shao-qing's understanding of acupoint compatibility rules shows a process from simple listing to systematic improvement, which is reflected as the increase or decrease of the number of acupoint compatibility methods, the revision of the concept and connotation of acupoint compatibility methods, and the adjustment of the example content of acupoint compatibility rules. His clinical prescriptions of acupuncture and moxibustion highlight the academic idea of taking the indications of meridians and acupoints as the basis, using syndrome differentiation and treatment as the core, and selecting acupoints for symptoms as the auxiliary.