USE OF ACUPUNCTURE AS AN ALTERNATIVE THERAPY FOR ASTHMA IN ADULTS

Abstract: Repeated herbal needling of the acupuncture point has been used to relieve recurrence of allergic asthma in China for hundreds of years and is still practiced today. Manifesting that allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that involves the imbalance of helper cells in the peripheral blood. Therefore, we will identify the importance of the use of acupuncture in asthma, justifying this technique with the benefits appreciated and the safety of the therapy; that is to say, by relieving symptoms, reducing side effects and without hesitation by maintaining the emotional and physical well-being of the patient, thus substantially improving their quality of life.