1. Get Acupuncture Along Your Back
Acupuncture on the back can stop allergy symptoms before they start. There are several points along the urinary bladder (UB) meridian on the back that are frequently used by acupuncture practitioners to treat allergies. The UB 12, 13 and 23 points are the best for this purpose. Using acupuncture needles to stimulate these points is said to strengthen a person's wei qi energy, which is the Chinese medicine equivalent of the immune system. Since the immune system plays a central role in the formation of allergies, strengthening weak spots in it through acupuncture will help it work better and reduce the incidence and severity of allergies. Your acupuncturist will have you lie face down on a table with your shirt off or lifted up, while she inserts needles into the appropriate points on your back. She may lightly twist the needles once they're in, or she may simply leave you to relax for several minutes while the needles do their immune-strengthening work.
2. Ask for a Needle in the Head
The DU 23 point is excellent for relieving allergy symptoms in the nose and sinuses. This point is located about a centimeter above the midpoint of the hairline on the front of the head. Its associated energy meridian goes straight to the nose, which is often the focal point of many allergic symptoms. Inserting a needle at this point opens up the nose and expels wind from it, allowing the congestion to drain and the nose to operate freely once again. Using this point is good first aid for allergic symptoms already in progress.
3. Open Up the Lungs with a Well-Placed Needle
The LU 7 and LI 4 acupuncture points are often used simultaneously to open up the nose via the lung meridian. The LU 7 point is located along the side of the wrist, while the LI 4 point is located in the fleshy part of the hand between the thumb and forefinger. These two points, when used together, allow the lung meridian to access the nose through the large intestine meridian. This combination creates a powerful remedy for nasal congestion during acute phases of allergic reactions.
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