| Abstract: | Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of combination of acupuncture and medicine in treating allergic rhinitis. Methods Acupuncture, moxibustion, nasal inhalation and oral administration of Chinese material medica were used as a composite treatment for different constitutions. The relations of the patient’s age, syndrome type and course of disease to the therapeutic effect were investigated. Results Among the treated 92 cases, marked effectiveness occurred in 68, effectiveness in 16 and ineffectiveness in 8, with a total effective rate of 91.3%. The therapeutic effect was not good in the patients who belonged to dry heat in lung meridian type and had the course of disease for more than 20 years. Conclusion A combination of acupuncture and medicine has an exact therapeutic effect on allergic rhinitis. |
