Acupuncture for hay fever

A seriously large controlled trial on acupuncture and allergic rhinitis or hay fever was performed in Germany by Charité University.

4,743 of 5,237 patients suffering from allergic rhinitis patients received 15 acupuncture sessions. 494 patients were assigned to control group.

The researchers used Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire evaluate the results after three and six moths following the acupuncture.

The researchers conclude that treating patients with allergic rhinitis in routine care with additional acupuncture leads to clinically relevant and persistent benefits.

The study was published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Hayfever acupuncture

80 patients who participated in a acupuncture for hayfever study had a very long history of allergies and have tried almost everything. Half of them were receiving fake acupuncture, other half were receiving real acupuncture to rule out the placebo effect in this well designed study by World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre of Chinese Medicine at RMIT University.

After eight weeks of acupuncture treatment, those receiving the real acupuncture had a significant drop in symptoms, while those with the fake treatment did not. The benefits continued for another three months after the treatment ended.

This study confirmed that acupuncture significantly reduces the symptoms of nasal allergies, reduces sneezing, opens blocked noses, stops nasal itching and a runny nose.

About 20 percent of New Zealanders suffer from Hayfever; and acupuncture is safe and effective treatment for it.

Results published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Image by

Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of allergic rhinitis

Ingenta: article summary -- Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: a randomized-controlled clinical trial


World Health Organisation: "Acupuncture is more effective than antihistamine drugs in the treatment of allergic rhinitis"

Acupuncture highly effective against hayfever

Acupuncture highly effective against hayfever
London, Sept 1 (ANI): A new research published in the journal 'Allergy' has confirmed the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating people who suffer from hayfever.

Researchers at the University of Erlangen in Nuremberg, Germany, and the Charite University Medical Centre in Berlin conducted their research work on 52 hayfever sufferers in the age group of 20-58.

The results showed that 85 per cent of those on acupuncture and herbal medicine reported an improvement in well-being, compared to just 40 per cent in the other group.