Therapeutic Observation of Acupuncture at the Three Nasal Points plus Bloodletting at Suliao (GV 25) for Rosacea / 上海针灸杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture at the three nasal acupoints plus bloodletting at Suliao (GV 25) in treating rosacea.Method Sixty rosacea patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group, 30 cases each. The treatment group was intervened by acupuncture at the three nasal acupoints plus bloodletting at Suliao (GV 25), while the control group was intervened by ordinary medication. The skin lesion scores of the two groups were observed before and after 4-week treatment, and the clinical efficacies were also compared. Result The skin lesion scores were significantly changed after respectively 2, 3 and 4 weeks of treatment in both groups (P<0.05). The skin lesion scores in the treatment group were significantly different from those in the control group respectively after 2, 3 and 4 weeks of treatment (P<0.05). The total effective rate was 93.3％ in the treatment group versus 73.3％ in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Acupuncture at the three nasal acupoints plus bloodletting at Suliao (GV 25) is an effective approach in treating rosacea.