title: External application of herbal medicine to acupoints.
abstract: Application of herbal medicine to acupoints is to regulate the meridians, yin-yang, and qi and blood for preventing and treating diseases through the pharmacological action of herbal medicines and with their stimulation to the acupoints. This article explains how to apply herbal medicines and gave the examples for the treatment of hypertension, asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic rhinitis. Application of herbal medicines to acupoints is one of the important components of TCM, which shows satisfactory effects in treatment of some chronic diseases.
authors.affiliation: The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250011, China.
authors.forename: Jiguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D016709:Yin-Yang
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal