title: [Survey of studies on time factor in acupoint sticking therapy for the bronchial asthma].
abstract: Based on the retrieval of literatures in recent fifteen years, the time factors in the acupoint sticking therapy for the bronchial asthma are analyzed and compared in terms of the stage classification of patients, timing selection of acupoint sticking therapy and medication application, and times of application. The acupoint sticking therapy is mostly practiced during remittent stage of bronchial asthma; the timing selection is mostly during the hottest period of summer, the timing selection in certain cases is the coldest period of winter or any day; the duration of medication application is not consistent; therefore, the effectiveness of these cases is different. It may be that the ef fectiveness is proportional to the times and courses of acupoint sticking therapy for the bronchial asthma. In the future, the scientific designs which involve time factor are needed to elucidate the importance of time factor in acupoint sticking therapy for the bronchial asthma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy and Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou Hospital of Nanjing Military Region, Fuzhou 350025, China. Huangdoner@sohu.com
authors.forename: Dong-e
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jian-hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal