Acupuncture in Asthma and Pulmonary Disease: An Analysis of Efficacy and Safety

Acupoint Application for Asthma Therapy in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

“…Due to the small sample size and poor methodology, there were no clear recommendations in applying TCM for the treatment of asthma [24,25,26], although some studies reported promising effects [27,28,29,30,31]. The employment of Chinese herbal preparations resulted in beneficial improvements in the pulmonary function and relieved asthma symptoms [27,28,29].…”

“…Based on TCM theory, an imbalanced flow of ‘Qi' can lead to chronic pulmonary disorders. The herbal mixture applied on the acupoints could regulate ‘Qi' and improve pulmonary function [30,31]. Some studies showed that acupuncture also had beneficial effects on the pulmonary function of patients with asthma [32,33].…”

Clinical Research on Acupuncture: Part 2. Controlled Clinical Trials, an Overview of Their Methods

“…It can also depend on the severity and morbidity of the condition and patient population being studied as to whether it is necessary to maintain the existing treatment modality (Zaslawski, 2003). For example, in the treatment of asthma and in stroke rehabilitation, it is generally accepted that acupuncture is an adjunctive therapy, not a replacement for the standard therapy (NIH Consensus Conference, Acupuncture, 1998, Birch, 2001Jobst, 1996;Naeser, 1996). Thus it is essential in such conditions that if acupuncture is used it be used in addition to the standard therapy.…”

Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Science, Acupuncture, Transcranial Electromagnetic Stimulation, Herbs, and Communication: Present Challenges, Possibilities from the Past, and Potential for the Future

“…tocol (Linde et al, 1997), and is incorrectly cited by Sandyk goes on to question the significance of insome as evidence that it is ineffective. This is a ma-flammation in multiple sclerosis (MS), citing evijor problem which must be borne in mind when con-dence that it accounts for only a fraction of the varisidering what constitutes evidence and that has ance when looking at the relation between been addressed in depth (Jobst, 1996;Linde et al, pathological evidence of the inflammatory disease 1996). It is hoped that the members of the panel load and clinical symptoms.…”

“…that an objective approach to the language and the One can only wonder how it would be if trans-era-treatments used reveals a striking similarity benial electromagnetic stimulation were combined with tween the concepts that underlie biomolecular medBhattacharya's herbal remedy to treat the early stages icine and that of African medicine; something that of dementia, or even benign senescent forgetfulness, has also been argued in the case of Chinese medibecause the laboratory has already shown many in-cine (Jobst, 1995(Jobst, ,1996. Fundamentally, for such obteresting neuroanatomical, biochemical, and molec-jectivity to be possible and for the transcultural ular changes that, if Sandyk (pp.…”