In this study 37 chronic essential thrombocytopenic purpura were treated with acupuncture

and some other cases of the same disesae were treated TCM herb as compare group.The result shows that acupuncture has an effect on this disease.The 37 cases had been treated for 20 days.The overall effective rate was 70%.The effect was not worse than the TCM herb therapy.Other- wise

the acupuncture therapy is convenient

cheap and with less side effect. So

it is worth to be used to treat this disease in clinic.