Acupuncture can effectively treat urticaria in 90% of cases, potentially regulated by elevated serum IgE, which are found in this disorder. Research studies of abdominal acupuncture compared to cetirizine and acupuncture point injection with thiamine compared to antihistamines have a better therapeutic effect and lower recurrence rates with acupuncture. In studies of chronic urticaria patients with acupuncture for three weeks had a reduction in the number and duration of episodes in the placebo group.
The most common TCM diagnosis of urticaria is the wind pattern in the skin, but in acute urticaria heat prevailing wind. Wind is often combined with stomach and spleen deficiencies and vlage.Najčešći acupuncture points are prescribed: LI11 (qucha), SP10 (Xuehai), SP6 (Sanyinjiao), and ST36 (Zusanli). The first three points are used to clear the damp heat, while ST36 is used to tonify Qi and blood. The study used point injection, GB20 (Fengchi) was also used as sprays vjetar.Nedavna study showed that subcutaneous needling applied to the GV11 (Shendao) thick with acupuncture needles for four hours daily can reduce serum IgE, and symptom scores improved hives .
Finally, the "surround the dragon" technique of acupuncture has been shown to be effective in many skin diseases. Needles are inserted into small intervals subcutaneously in the twenty-five degree angle to the skin around the lesions in thirty minutes. Clinicians can expect high success rates in treating urticaria using a combination of the above acupuncture treatments.
