ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the clinical efficacies of vasiculation moxibustion with pastes prepared in different ways and at different acupoint groups in treating allergic rhinitis due to deficient cold of lung qi. Method Eighty subjects were randomized into 4 groups, 20 in each group. Raw Bai Jie Zi (Semen Brassicae) was used in the vesiculation paste for group 1 and 2;stir-baked Bai Jie Zi (Semen Brassicae) was used for group 3 and 4. In group 1 and group 3, bilateral Feishu (BL 13), Fengmen (BL12), and Gaohuang (BL 43) were selected; in group 2 and group 4, bilateral Dazhu (BL11), Geshu (BL17), and Shenshu (BL23) were selected. The symptom and sign scores were compared before and after intervention. Result There were significant differences in comparing the symptoms and signs among the four groups (P＜0.05), and paired comparisons showed that the therapeutic efficacies of group 1 and group 3 were significantly higher than that of group 2 and group 4 (P＜0.05), while the differences in the therapeutic efficacy between group 1 and group 3, group 2 and group 4 were statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Conclusion Vesiculation moxibustion at the point group of Fengmen (BL12), Feishu (BL13), and Gaohuang (BL43) can markedly improve the symptoms and signs of allergic rhinitis due to deficient cold of lung qi;raw and stir-baked Bai Jie Zi (Semen Brassicae) can work equally in vesiculation paste for allergic rhinitis.