Researching show that combining acupuncture with TCM herbs is more effective in treating Atopic Dermatitis, a type of eczema.
Atopic dermatitis, a type of eczema.
In this research they looked at treating Atopic Dermatitis, a type of eczema, with TCMa herbs and sham acupuncture versus herbs combined with real acupuncture , auricular in this case. They found much better results in real acupuncture group after 4 weeks of treatment. This tracks with what we find in clinic too, that using the combination of acupuncture and herbs works better and quicker. From a clinic perspective the best part of this study was that they matched the TCM formula used with the correct diagnose and pattern in each patient. This means the results are much more likely to be replicated by real patients in an actual clinic setting!