This paper is aimed at observing the therapeutic effect of otopoint pellet-pressing therapy [auricular application of vaccaria seed (Wang Bu Liu Xing)] in the treatment of neurasthenia. Main otopoints used are Pizhixia (MA-AT 1), Chuiqian (MA-L), Ershenmen (MA-TF-1), Zhen (MA-AT), etc.. After application of plaster-adhered vaccaria seed at the otopoint, the patient is asked to press the otopoint 2-3 times daily, 3-5 min every time. After 2 courses (10 sessions) of treatment, of the 100 cases, 49 are cured, 37 have remarkable improvement and the rest 14 cases are relieved. Clinical practice shows that this therapy is effective for various kinds of neurasthenia.
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