Acupuncture treatment of urticaria

Author(s): Chen, C. J., Yu, H. S.

Journal/Book: Arch Dermatol. 1998; 134(11): 1397-1399.

Abstract: Acupuncture has long been used to treat urticaria in the Asian world. Acute urticaria can be easily and effectively treated with acupuncture. LIII (Quchi), Sp10 (Xuehai), Sp6 (Sanyinjiao), and S36 (Zusanli) are the 4 acupuncture points most commonly prescribed. Chronic urticaria is a challenge for medical therapy. There are at least 6 kinds of acupuncture methods developed to overcome this challenge. The combination of ordinary acupuncture and auricular acupuncture has been observed to be a highly effective cure of chronic urticaria. Acupuncture point injection with thiamine hydrochloride (vitamin B-1) is also an effective treatment. However, results of these clinical observations

Keyword(s): acu. prac. ther. derm. urticaria.

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