Combination of source points and collateral points is the specific acupoints combination method with special therapeutic effects， which is the most important and common method favored by physicians across the history. There were 82 searching results when retrieving “Combination of source points and collateral points” in CNKI， and 27 studies were screened out. Statistical analysis showed that the method was applied in nervous system， digestive system and circulatory system. Especially it showed significant therapeutic effects in treating difficult senile diseases such as vascular dementia， post stroke language dysfunction， arteriosclerosis encephalopathy. There were no studies found on its application in treating endocrine， urinary or genital system， and hopefully there will be some in the future to enrich the contents and connotation of the treasured Chinese acupuncture.