title: [Efficacy observation on Jin's three-needle therapy for allergic rhinitis of lung qi deficiency and cold syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the clinical efficacy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) of lung qi deficiency and cold syndrome between Jin's three-needle therapy and western medication.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-six patients were randomized into an acupuncture group and a western medication group, 33 cases in each one. In the acupuncture group, acupuncture was applied at three-nose points [Yingxiang (LI 20), Shangyingxiang (EX-HN 8) and Yintang (GV 29); Cuanzhu (BL 2) was added for frontal headache] and three-back points [Dazhu (BL 11), Fengmen (BL 12) and Feishu (BL 13)], once every day. Ten treatments made one session. Two sessions of treatment were required. In the western medication group, desloratadine oral suspension was prescribed, 5 mg each time, once a day, for 20 days. The scores of the symptoms and physical signs in AR patients as well as the clinical efficacy were observed between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 93.9% (31/33) in the acupuncture group, which was better than 72.7% (24/33) in the western medication group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the scores of AR symptoms and physical signs as well as the total score were all reduced compared with those before treatment in the two groups (all P < 0.01). The score of every item in the acupuncture group was lower than that in the western medication group after treatment (score of symptoms: 4.70 +/- 2.07 vs 6.55 +/- 2. 69, score of physical signs: 0.85 +/- 0.67 vs 1.45 +/- +0.62, total score: 5.36 +/- 2.70 vs 8.00 +/- 2.91, all P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Jin's three-needle therapy achieves superior efficacy on AR of lung-qi deficiency and cold syndrome, which is better than desloratadine oral suspension.
authors.forename: Wan-Xin
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Qiu-Yan
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Qing-Mei
authors.initials: QM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xiu-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yu-Mei
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Xiao-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jie-Chao
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: She
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D019413:Qi; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult