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OBJECTIVE: To analyze and summarize the diseases and syndromes treated by acupuncture and moxibustion. METHODS: Using literature researching methods to analyze and summarize the diseases and symptoms treated clinically by acupuncture and moxibustion for observation of therapeutic effects from Chinese Biomedicine Optical Disk Database between 1978-2005, and the frequency-time (number) of reported papers for each disease and syndrome were calculated. RESULTS: The disease menu of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy, 461 kinds in 16 classifications were attained, including 338 diseases of western medicine, 73 symptoms of western medicine and 50 TCM syndromes. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture and moxibustion are an effective therapy with wide indications.