Principle of patching therapy Chinese medicine acupuncture point patching therapy is one of the external treatment methods of Chinese medicine. It is used to treat chronic and stubborn diseases that tend to recur or worsen in autumn, winter and spring. In the natural world of climate change, there is a natural law of spring growth, summer growth, autumn harvest and winter storage, and the physiological changes of the human body also change accordingly with the change of the natural climate. As the ancients said: “In spring and summer, Yang is strong outside and weak inside; in autumn and winter, Yin is strong outside and weak inside. Therefore, those who are good at treating diseases should follow the seasons and establish the rules of the four seasons to cause diseases to each other. Therefore, the sage spring and summer nourish Yang, autumn and winter nourish Yin, in order to cultivate from its roots.” This is the theory of “harmonizing yin and yang and regulating the four seasons” that the ancients learned in the way of health care, and according to the impact of natural changes on the human body, projecting the strength and weakness of the operation of qi and blood and the opening and closing of meridian points, and carrying out compressing treatment, which is more effective than usual. Chen Luquan, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing Tongren Hospital Indications for compressing treatment are applicable to asthma attack, remission, chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis, recurrent respiratory tract infections. It is especially effective in recurrent respiratory tract infections in children. If the patching treatment can treat asthma, can all asthma be treated, or which specific type of evidence? Not all asthma can be treated. As the compress mainly contains white mustard seeds, pine, ginger juice and other natural Chinese medicine, the medicinal properties are on the warm side, so for the longer duration of the disease with less gas, white sputum of chronic bronchial asthma effect is more significant, but for patients with acute asthma attacks, and bronchial dilatation with asthma effect is not good, for yellow pus sputum, or coughing up blood asthma patients should not be used. The method of patching treatment 1, winter disease summer treatment is concerned about the time, generally in the first volt, two volt, three volt the first day the best effect. However, if you do not catch up, the second day, the third day of the compress does not affect the efficacy, but to ensure that each interval of 10 days. 2. In order to ensure the efficacy of the treatment, the general duration of the compress is 4-6 hours. If the local itchy and hot feeling is normal, individual patients if the patching site pain or burning sensation is unbearable, can be taken off 2 hours after the patching. 3, after the acupuncture point paste is best not in the colder air-conditioned room for a long time, do not eat cold drinks and chilled food. You can take a shower after the medicine cake is removed, but do not rub your back, and if blisters appear, go to the hospital for treatment. 4, the patching is a gradual process of effect, can not be expected to paste a good, and even paste the best effect of 3 years. What is the main drug composition of the patching treatment and how to prepare the patching cream? The composition of the drug is white mustard seed, Yanhuosuo, Gansui, Hessian, ginger, etc. as the basic prescription, which can be combined with the experience of each hospital to add or subtract. The drug preparation process is required to be done in a sterile, clean, room temperature environment or in a special preparation room of a local medical institution. Drug preparation using clean herbs, the drug will be dried and crushed, sieved and set aside. Ginger juice preparation selected ginger washed, crushed, sterile gauze squeezed to extract the juice to complete. Add appropriate amount of distilled water and set aside. The ratio of raw herbal powder to ginger juice is 1g:1ml, which can be increased or decreased according to the experience of each hospital. Take the raw herbal powder and mix it with ginger juice to form a paste when compressing, prepare the drug on the same day and use it on the same day, or store it in the refrigerator freezer after preparation. As this preparation method is cumbersome and not very convenient to preserve, now the “infrared cough patch”, which is a combination of far-infrared materials, magnetic powder and medical tape machine non-woven substrate, is also widely used in many hospitals, mainly through the radiation of far-infrared light waves of 3~15 microns wavelength and magnetic powder generated by the residual magnetic induction intensity on the human body part, to increase local blood flow and improve blood circulation. It increases local blood flow, improves blood circulation, and enhances metabolic function for the purpose of treatment and health care. What is the time to apply the treatment? Three volts in summer, three nine days in winter every 9 days to 10 days to paste once, even paste the best results for 3 years. This year’s three volt acupuncture point paste time: the first day of the first volt: July 14; the second volt day 1: July 24; the first day of the third volt: August 13. Like this year’s mid-volts have 20 days, you can add a patch after an interval of 10 days. Contraindications for patients who apply the patch? Age ≤ 1 year old; fever patients, body temperature more than 37.5 ℃; special physical and skin disease patients; patching points at the skin broken; serious urticaria patients; scar body, coughing yellow pus sputum, coughing blood patients. Precautions after application 1. Avoid smoking and alcohol, forbid eating cold, spicy and fishy food. 2.If there is slight itching and redness in the patching area, apply anti-allergy ointment externally. 3, external products should not be imported, skin allergy caution. 4, the affected skin ulcers, pregnant women and bronchial dilatation coughing, active tuberculosis patients are prohibited. 5.For those who have been ill for a long time, are weak and thin, the time of application should not be too long, pay close attention to the change of condition. 6. Cold bathing is prohibited on the day of application. Acupressure is a kind of “cure for the disease” that supports the body’s positive energy, increases immunity and mobilizes the body’s own ability to prevent and fight diseases. Therefore, during the treatment period, please closely observe the changes of the patient’s condition, once the disease recurs or worsens, please go to the hospital in time to control the disease and record the time of onset, degree and treatment; the clinician should also follow up with the patient and give corresponding guidance. Provide patients with clear indications, contraindications and precautions before treatment. Since the treatment time is concentrated and there are many patients, the consultation room should be prepared before the treatment period starts, and the flow should be reasonably arranged to facilitate the patients’ consultation. Like many other hospitals, the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Tong Ren Hospital has been using acupuncture point dressing (San Fu paste and San Jiu paste) for many years, and there are acupuncture point dressing clinics all day from Monday to Friday and on Saturday and Sunday morning during the San Fu period in summer and the San Jiu period in winter.