Table 1 Number of condition categories in clinical SAHP studies from 1977 to 2015 (n = 928)
From: Characteristics of clinical studies of summer acupoint herbal patching: a bibliometric analysis
Disease/condition | Frequency | Percentage | Disease/condition | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asthma | 401 | 43.21 | Chronic Pelvic Inflammation | 2 | 0.22 |
Chronic Bronchitis | 146 | 15.73 | Chronic Renal Failure | 2 | 0.22 |
Allergic Rhinitis | 117 | 12.61 | Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease | 2 | 0.22 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 73 | 7.87 | Dysmenorrhea | 2 | 0.22 |
Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infection | 42 | 4.53 | Postpartum Bodily Pain | 1 | 0.11 |
Cough and panting | 42 | 4.53 | Pneumoconiosis | 1 | 0.11 |
Knee Osteoarthritis | 23 | 2.48 | Tourette’s syndrome | 1 | 0.11 |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | 15 | 1.62 | Night Sweat | 1 | 0.11 |
Common Cold | 8 | 0.86 | Chronic Glomerulonephritis | 1 | 0.11 |
Sub-health | 7 | 0.75 | Coronary Heart Disease | 1 | 0.11 |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome | 6 | 0.65 | Rachitis | 1 | 0.11 |
Chronic Pharyngitis | 5 | 0.54 | Scapulohumeral Periarthritis | 1 | 0.11 |
Ankylosing Spondylitis | 4 | 0.43 | Insomnia | 1 | 0.11 |
Diarrhea | 4 | 0.43 | Diabetic Nephropathy | 1 | 0.11 |
Dyspepsia | 4 | 0.43 | Psoriasis | 1 | 0.11 |
Chilblains | 4 | 0.43 | Primary Glomerulonephritis | 1 | 0.11 |
Cervical Spondylosis | 3 | 0.32 | Lumbar Osteoarthritis | 1 | 0.11 |
Pneumonia | 3 | 0.32 |