[Efficacy observation on acupuncture combined with bloodletting for chronic urticarial].

Objective: To observe differences of therapeutic effect between acupuncture combined with bloodletting and regular western medication on chronic urticarial.

Methods: One hundred and sixty patients were randomly divided into an acupuncture bloodletting group and a loratadine group, 80 cases in each group. In the acupuncture bloodletting group, Quchi (LI 11), Neiguan (PC 6), Xuehai (SP 10) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) were selected and manipulated with reducing method, and pricking bloodletting with three-edge needle and cupping were given at Feishu (BL 13) and Geshu (BL 17), once every other day.

[Observation on therapeutic effect of pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture on herpes zoster].

Objective: To compare the therapeutic effects of pricking blood therapy combined with acupuncture and routine western medicine on herpes zoster.

Methods: Two hundred and forty cases were randomly divided into 2 groups, 120 cases in each group. The treatment group were treated with acupuncture combined with pricking blood therapy on the point with the most pain, and cupping and surround needling; the control group with external application and oral administration of Aciclovir plaster and Aciclovir tablets, respectively.