荨麻疹的针灸疗法

I. Symptom differentiation
Sudden onset, urticaria with itching, varied shapes, appearing and disappearing alternately, or sudden rash, or forming patches. Can worsen or improve with changes in weather. Acute cases resolve quickly. Based on clinical symptoms, it can be classified into several types.
1. Wind-heat type
Primary manifestation: Red wheals, intense skin itching, floating rapid pulse.
2. Wind-damp type
Primary manifestation: Pale or white wheals, accompanied by heavy limbs, white greasy tongue coating, floating slow pulse.
3. Accumulated heat in the gastrointestinal tract
Primary manifestation: Large wheals, accompanied by abdominal pain, constipation or diarrhea, thin yellow coating, rapid pulse.
II. Treatment
Use draining method to expel wind-dampness, clear blood heat. Mainly select points along the spleen and large intestine meridians. Local plum blossom needle tapping is also effective.
Prescription: Quchi, Hegu, Weizhong, Xuehai, Sanyinjiao.
For wind-heat type, add Dazhui; for wind-damp type, add Yinlingquan; for gastrointestinal accumulated heat, simultaneously needle Tianshu and Zusanli.