Research Progress on Asthma Treated by External Treatment of Meridians in Traditional Chinese Medicine
YUAN Shuang
WANG Jue
Abstract：The traditional Chinese medicine meridian external treatment method is based on the theory of channels and collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine,and diagnoses diseases through theories related to meridians and viscera.It is based on the principle of unblocking meridians and applies various styles of traditional Chinese medicine external treatment methods,for instance acupuncture,acupoint embedding,acupoint injection,acupoint application,moxibustion,acupoint massage,tuina,cupping,and so on,to stimulate the meridians and corresponding acupoints on the body surface,regulate the physiological functions of diseased organs,and achieve the goal of controlling and treating diseases.Asthma is one of the common respiratory diseases.This essay summarizes and debates the clinical application of External treatment of channels and collaterals in treating asthma.In recent years,the development situation of clinical and experimental research on the treatment of asthma by external meridians of traditional Chinese medicine was concluded to provide evidence for the clinical research on asthma in the future.
Keywords：asthmatraditional Chinese medicine meridian external treatment methodresearch progress
Publication Date：2025-08-20
Online Publishing Date：2026-07-17(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 80-84 )