中文摘要：

中医学认为支气管哮喘多由风寒袭肺、痰湿阻肺、肺失宣降、肾失摄钠所致,针灸治疗支气管哮喘的方法在全世界范围内得到广泛应用,其疗效也逐渐被肯定。一般在哮喘发作期采用针灸疗法较多,重症需结合西医常规治疗;缓解期多选用穴位贴敷、穴位注射、穴位埋线等方法。

英文摘要：

In TCM,bronchial asthma is commonly caused by wind cold attacking the lung,phlegm-damp obstructing the lung,malfunction of the lung to disperse and descend,failure of the kidney to control and accept. The therapy of acupuncture has been widely applied to treat bronchial asthma all around the world,the effect of which has been increasingly recognized. Generally,acupuncture is adopted for asthma at the stage of attack. For severe cases,it should be combined with routine western medicine treatment. In remission,the therapies of acupoint plastering,acupoint injection,acupoint catgut embedding are often adopted.