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Acupuncture versus acupuncture + herbs for hay fever

Categories: Hay fever, Nose and mouth, Allergies

Although many Asian practitioners are happy to specialise as acupuncturists, and therefore do not prescribe herbs, there has been a tendency in the west to feel that acupuncture alone is somehow inadequate. In the treatment of...

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Acupuncture for allergic rhinitis

Categories: Hay fever, Nose and mouth, Allergies

A systematic review of seven high quality trials evaluating the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating or preventing allergic rhinitis (AR) concludes that the evidence is mixed. Results for seasonal AR failed to show specific...

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