[Treatment of 60 cases of allergic rhinitis mainly with point-through-point method].
OBJECTIVE
To search for an effective therapy for allergic rhinitis.


METHODS
One hundred and twenty cases of allergic rhinitis were randomly divided into a treatment group (n=60) treated mainly with penetration needling, Yintang (EX-HN 3)-through-Bigen (root of nose), Sibai (ST 2)-through-Bigen, Yingxiang (LI 20)-through-Bigen, and a control group (n=60) treated with oral Biyankang, 4 tablets each time, 3 times daily. Their therapeutic effects were compared.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 85.0% in the treatment group and 60.0% in the control group, with a very significant difference between the two groups (P<0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
The penetration needling as main therapy has a definite therapeutic effect on allergic rhinitis, which is significantly better than that of oral Biyankang.
Affiliated Hospital of Gansu College of TCM, Lanzhou 730020, China.
Tian-you
TY
He
Hui-qin
HQ
Li
Yao-dong
YD
Zhao
Han-yuan
HY
Gao
D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009666:Nose; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic