Acupuncture treatment for skin allergies

Acupuncture treatment, as a relatively traditional treatment method in China, has unique and effective effects. It also has a good therapeutic effect on skin allergies. However, different treatment methods of acupuncture itself are also suitable for different skin allergy symptoms. It is best to be able to match the symptoms to the symptoms. For example, for the treatment of acute eczema, the method of clearing heat, cooling blood and purging fire should be adopted. For herpes zoster, the method of unblocking meridians and relieving itching should be used.

Allergic skin diseases are skin diseases caused by certain allergens. Specific allergens can be divided into four categories: contact allergens, inhaled allergens, ingested allergens and injected allergens. Allergic skin diseases include dermatitis, eczema, and urticaria. Chinese medicine acupuncture, based on scientific differentiation of symptoms, uses Chinese medicine theory to summarize and analyze the nature of the disease, the location of the pathogenesis, the trend, and the patient's physical strength, and then makes a correct diagnosis and treatment plan.

Acupuncture treatment of allergic skin diseases is effective. Principles to remember:

① The method of removing wind, relieving exterior symptoms and stopping the accumulation of the internal organs.

It is mostly used for the initial stage of external symptoms, such as red papules and acute pink urticaria.

②The method of clearing heat, cooling blood and purging fire.

It is suitable for common acute eczema, bullous skin allergic purpura, hemorrhagic erythema, etc.

③The method of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, unblocking meridians and relieving itching.

It is suitable for skin diseases caused by meridian obstruction and stagnation of qi and blood, such as blood stasis type psoriasis, herpes zoster, qi stagnation and blood stasis type "erythema nodosum, erythema indura, keloid, carbuncle blood stasis stage, etc.

④Warming the meridians and dispelling cold, unblocking menstruation and relieving pain.

It is suitable for Yang deficiency, cold stagnation and Qi stagnation, and cold limbs. Such as blood stasis erythema, scleroderma, pruritus caused by spleen deficiency or qi and blood.

⑤The method of clearing away heat, detoxifying, nourishing blood and unblocking meridians.

It is suitable for toxic and hot skin diseases such as erysipelas, carbuncle, cellulitis, folliculitis and impetigo.

⑥The method of replenishing qi and blood and strengthening the body.

It is commonly used when skin diseases are close to recovery, such as psoriasis of blood heat type (or heat toxicity), or qi and blood deficiency, or liver and kidney deficiency, spleen deficiency and poor appetite. According to different symptoms, patients were given to take tonic decoctions or Chinese patent medicines.

According to the records of ancient Chinese surgeons, "When carbuncles and boils break out, they must be moxibustioned first to open the doors. Next, see which meridian the area of ​​​​breakout belongs to. Use medicines for that meridian internally to lead the meridians to the surface, and use acupuncture and moxibustion on the acupoints of that meridian externally to expel the evil. With internal and external treatments, the evil will have no place to hide." In other words, moxibustion is necessary for allergic skin diseases, and acupuncture and medicine are advocated for combined treatment, so that the pathogens have no place to stay in the human body.