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Hay fever
Hay Fever, also known as allergia rhinitis, is a kind of non-infectious inflammatory disease of nasal mucosa occurring after the atopic individual is exposed to the allergens released from IgE-mediated mediator (mainly refer to histamine). It also involves various immunocompetent cells and cytokine. Classical symptoms mainly include paroxysmal sneezing, watery nasal mucus, nasal congestion and rhinocnesmus, some accompanied with hyposmia.
LI 20 Ying Xiang
(Welcome Fragrance)
Location
in the naso- labial groove, near the midpoint of the lateral border of the ala nasi.nose
LI 4 He Gu
(Joining Valley)
Location
on the dorsum of the hand, to the side of the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, in the adductor pollicis muscle
Bl 13 Fei Shu
(Lung Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process Th3, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
Sp 9 Yin Ling Quan
(Yin Mound Spring)
Location
in the depression, distal and dorsal to the medial condyle of the tibia