Sanfu Herbal Patch and Sanfu Moxibustion for Persistent Allergic Rhinitis: a Controlled Clinical Trial

Exclusion Criteria

• •Patients with any of the following conditions will be excluded:
• •1. Allergies to the herbal medicines, a moxa smoke or adhesive tape applied in this study, and the skin at the specific acupoint has physical scars or breakage.
• •2. Patients with other allergic diseases, such as allergic asthma.
• •3. Patients who received acupuncture and moxibustion treatment, Chinese herbal medicine, nasal inhalation of herbal medicine, physical therapy or other external treatment for AR within the last 4 weeks
• •4. Patients who received immune therapy or systematic hormonotherapy in the past 1 year.
• •5. Pregnant women, lactating women, or women preparing for pregnancy in 2 years.
• •6. Patients with serious medical disorders such as congenital heart disease, severe nephropathy, mental diseases, and infectious diseases including tuberculosis, hepatitis, and AIDS.