[Clinical Trial of Long-snake Moxibustion Treatment for Immune Function in Allergic Rhinitis Disease Patients].

Objective: To observe the curative effect of long-snake moxibustion in the treatment of allergic rhinitis.

Methods: A total of 66 patients with allergic rhinitis were randomized into moxibustion group (=34) and control (herbal medicine) group (=32) according to a computer-aided random digit table. Long-snake moxibustion stimulation over the Governor Vessel from Dazhui (GV 14) to Mingmen (GV 4) was performed for 30 min, once a week for 2 consecutive months.

[Effects of scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking on cognitive behavior ability in patients with vascular dementia].

Objective: To compare the therapeutic differences among scalp acupuncture combined with auricular point sticking, body acupuncture and western medication for treatment of vascular dementia (VD).

Methods: Ninety cases were randomly divided into a combined therapy group (31 cases), a body acupuncture group (29 cases) and a western medication group (30 cases). The combined therapy group was treated with scalp acupuncture at forehead middle line, parieral middle line, temporal front line and temporal rear line as well as auricular point sticking at naogan (AT3,41), shen (CO10), shenmen (TF4), zhen (AT3), once a day; the body acupuncture group was treated with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Fengchi (GB 20), Zusanli (ST 36) and so on, once a day; the western medication group was treated with oral administration of aniracetam tablets, 0.