Complementary and alternative medicine for rhinitis and sinusitis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2018.09.018
- VernacularTitle: 鼻炎、鼻窦炎的补充和替代医疗
- Author:
Liwei SUN
1
;
Jichao SHA
1
;
Cuida MENG
1
;
Dongdong ZHU
1
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130033, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Rhinitis;
Sinusitis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2018;53(9):709-713
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) describes a broad category of practices and treatments for the prevention or treatment of disease outside the realm of conventional medicine. CAM is widely used in the treatment of allergic rhinitis, acute and chronic rhinosinusitis. This article summarizes a variety of CAM and the efficacy in the treatment of rhinitis and sinusitis, with the purpose of increasing people′s awareness of CAM and enriching the treatment of rhinitis and sinusitis, so that patients can benefit from it.
