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       Respiratory
        Diseases

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We provide good modalities for the following respiratory diseases:
 
Lung dysfunction

Acute upper respiratory infection
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Asthma
Some other respiratory disorders

                   Clinical Evidence

In one  a multicenter, open-label randomized controlled trial (RCT),  a total of 150 COPD patients were randomly assigned at a 1:1:1 ratio to the acupuncture group, conventional drug group or acupuncture plus conventional drug group for 12 weeks of treatment, followed by 12 weeks of untreated follow-up. Compared with that in the conventional drug group, the six-minute walk distance (6MWD) in the acupuncture plus conventional drug group increased significantly at 4, 8, and 12 weeks of treatment and at 12 weeks of follow-up.  There were time effects on the number of acute exacerbations, forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) and forced expiratory volume in one second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) at different time points in the three groups. 

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                                        Fig.1. Comparison of difference between groups on score of 6MWD

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In another retrospective case series study, the Zhang's cupping triple therapy was used to treat 57 cases of asthma, from the year of 2003 to 2019. 30/57 (52.6%) have achieved clinical cure: no asthma symptoms, and stopped using any asthma medication for at least one year.  24/57 ( 42.1%) have reduced dose of medication, and only 3/57 (5.3%) showed no improvement. 

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                   Mechanism Study

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                      Fig.2.  Biological mechanisms of acupuncture in the treatment of COPD.​​

Reference:

1. Li J, Xie Y, Wang Y, Wu L, Yu X, Bai L, Shao S, Zhou M, Zhang M, Yu X, Han W, Li X, Chen T. Effect of acupuncture on patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2025 May;89:103146. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2025.103146.

2. Zhang L. Zhang's cupping triple therapy for asthma, a retrospective series of 57 cases.  World Chinese Medicine. 2021; 2:1. Online edition. 

3. Shi F, Cao J, Zhou D, Wang X, Yang H, Liu T, Chen Z, Zeng J, Du S, Yang L, Jia R, Zhang S, Zhang M, Guo Y, Lin X. Revealing the clinical effect and biological mechanism of acupuncture in COPD: A review. Biomed Pharmacother. 2024 Jan;170:115926. doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115926. 

                Our special approach


For asthma, we use the cupping triple therapy, which has been reportedly to help more than half patients to stop using any kinds of medicine, including inhaler for their life time. The pulmonary function is also reversible by this therapy.

We also have some products of Chinese herbs, which can help pulmonary functions of the COPD patients, to improve quality of life and prolong life expectancy.