| Objective: In this study, we aim to provide scientific statistics to support the aforementioned. The experiment consists of 2 major sections: (1) a theoretical review of research papers to allow full understanding of the condition from diagnosis, treatment to prognosis, and (2) a clinical experiment to statistically evaluate its effectiveness of a combination of acupuncture applications as compared with single application and pharmacotherapy in the treatment of AR.Method: Diagnostic standards are as defined by the ENT division of the Chinese Medical Association in 1997.Types of AR symptoms in Chinese medicine are classified by Nation's Chinese Medical Association in June of 1996. The experiment consists of a test groups and 2 control groups. Test Groups,Control Group I,Control Group II. General needling: The chosen acupoints are yin tang, shan gen, ying xiang, and he gu. Point-to-point needling is applied to yin tang and shan gen, where as ying xiang would apply a 90°angle of insertion. Rapid stimulation of the needles after insertion is applied to the remaining local acupoints. A reducing technique is performed at the point he gu. Treatment is daily, five times a week for 4 weeks.Burying-needle: Bi yi is the point chosen for Burying-needle,is 0.2-0.3 . Centimeter's long, The needle handle assumes annular, The needle body and the needle handle assumes the vertical shape After skin strict disinfection, may carry on the acupunctur , Grips the needle circle with the tweezers, aims at the acupuncture point the needle-tip to prick, Causes the ring-like needle handle to keep on smoothly the skin, is fixed with the adhesive plaster ,every other about 4 hours hold back the depo-acupuncture place 1～2 minutes with the hand, the hot days leave alone generally for 1～2 days, cold season may leave alone for 3～7 days, strengthens the stimulation, to increase the curative effect. One week is a treatment course, altogether 4 treatment courses.Herbal Intake: Patients are given the processed concoction Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin. With varying symptoms, the dosage is adjusted accordingly. The daily dosage is 12g in total, dilute 4g into water per time, 3 times daily for 4 weeks.Results: Patients' symptoms were recorded, staged, and scored in all 3 groups (Test, Control I, and Control II). After performing analysis, there's no statistical difference within the groups (p>0.05), indicating that the groups stand no difference before treatment, thus the groups can withstand comparison. After treatment, the test group showed better result than control groups I and II (p<0.05); yet, there's no statistical difference between the two control groups.Before and after treatment, the symptoms observed include sneezing, nasal dripping, complete and partial nasal congestion. All symptoms significantly improved after treatment in all of the groups. The results of the test group were significantly better than that of the control groups.At the end of the treatment, the test group had 10 patients resulting in good results, 7 satisfactory results and 3 with no improvement at all, attaining an overall effectiveness of 85.0%. Control group I had 7 patients with good results, 5 were satisfactory and 5 with no improvement, attaining an overall effectiveness of 75.5%. As for control group II, 6 patients had good results, 8 were satisfactory, and 6 had no improvement at all, attaining an over effectiveness of 70.0%. The effectiveness of the test group is significantly better than that of the control groups, while the control groups had no significant difference.Six months after treatment, the test group had 5 patients maintaining good results, 5 satisfactory results and 5 with no improvement at all, attaining an overall effectiveness of 73.7%. Control group I had 6 patients who maintained good results, 5 were satisfactory and 7 had no improvement, attaining an overall effectiveness of 61.1%. As for control group II, 5 patients maintained good results, 6 were satisfactory, and 8 had no improvement at all, attaining an over effectiveness of 57.9%. The effectiveness of the test group still is significantly better than that of the control groups. Conclusion: Combining basic needling, burying-needle and herbal intake can greatly increase the effectiveness in the treatment of AR. The test group had significantly better results than the 2 control groups in this experiment. Even after 6 months after treatment, the test group can maintain its effectiveness better than the 2 control groups. Strictly following the theory of enhancing the lung qi and easing congestion in the treatment of AR, we chose acupoints accordingly for acupuncture and Burying-needle, and subsequently the herbal concoction for oral intake. We found that the combination yield positive and statistically better result than just any one of the applications when treating AR.
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