Zhang Yueyu, Fu Jie, Zhou Zhongyu, Zhang Yangpu, Chen Yingying, Song Aiqun
College of Acupuncture and Orthopedics, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China.
Clinical College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Aug 24;2022:9230317. doi: 10.1155/2022/9230317. eCollection 2022.
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a prevalent allergic disease affecting individuals of all ages, especially children and adolescents. Patients with AR develop a specific immunoglobulin E antibody response to allergens, including pollen, mold, dust mites, and animal dander. The main symptoms of AR patients include nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal itching. Symptoms such as these can interfere with the patient's sleep and quality of life when they become severe. Moreover, AR contributes too many complications, can exacerbate asthma, and has a negative impact on productivity and social costs. Therefore, the current review focuses on how to treat AR effectively. This review discusses the correlation between AR and constitution from the perspective of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Constitution Theory in light of increasing research on AR in TCM. The constitution is adjustable, and adjusting the patient's biased constitution can improve the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the disease. TCM constitution is critical in AR pathogenesis, and both are closely linked. TCM constitution theory can be applied to treat AR with positive effects, which merits popularization and application, and provides a new approach to the treatment of AR.
变应性鼻炎（AR）是一种常见的变应性疾病，影响各年龄段的人群，尤其是儿童和青少年。AR患者会对包括花粉、霉菌、尘螨和动物皮屑在内的变应原产生特异性免疫球蛋白E抗体反应。AR患者的主要症状包括鼻塞、流涕、打喷嚏和鼻痒。当这些症状严重时，会干扰患者的睡眠和生活质量。此外，AR会引发多种并发症，可加重哮喘，并对生产力和社会成本产生负面影响。因此，本综述重点关注如何有效治疗AR。鉴于中医对AR的研究不断增加，本综述从中医体质理论的角度探讨AR与体质之间的相关性。体质是可调节的，调整患者偏颇的体质可改善疾病的诊断、治疗和预后。中医体质在AR发病机制中至关重要，二者密切相关。中医体质理论可应用于治疗AR，具有积极效果，值得推广应用，为AR的治疗提供了新途径。
