The TJ group will undergo a 4-week treatment with herbal patches one session per week and a 4-week post-treatment follow-up, of one assessment session per week. Participants in the TJ group will be treated with herbal patches of Tian Jiu group on five acupoints on the back.

The placebo-control group will undergo a 4-week treatment with placebo patches one session per week and a 4-week post-treatment follow-up, of one assessment session per week. Participants in this group will be treated with placebo patches of placebo-control group on the same acupionts as the TJ group.

The waitlist-control group will receive no treatment during the first 4 weeks but, beginning with the 5th week this group will receive TJ treatment for four weeks as compensatory.

The formula of herbal patch consists of BaiJieZi (Sinapis Semen), Yan Hu Suo（CorydulisRhizoma）、ZhiGan Sui (Kansui Radix)、Xi Xin (Asari Radix et rhizama) and Rengong She xiang(Moschus Artifactus) . The four herbs will be ground into powder, mixed thoroughlywith 20% BaiJieZi (Sinapis Semen), 25% Yan Hu Suo（CorydulisRhizoma), 15% ZhiGan Sui (Kansui Radix), and 40% Xi Xin (Asari Radix et rhizama), and the mixed powder will mix with fresh ginger juice in the ratio of 20g to 25 ml. The mixture will be made to a patch weighted as 2g and 1cm*1cm round size. 0.02g artificial She Xiang (Moschus Artifactus) will be added on top of each patch. Each patch will be applied on one acupoint.

The change in the weekly average of total nasal symptom score (TNSS) recorded in participants' diaries from baseline（ Week 0） to end of the treatment（ Week 4）and post-treatment follow-up ( Week 8)

The change in symptoms will be measured using the Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ), by comparing the baseline( Week 0) with the scores within treatment (Week 2, 3), end of treatment( Week 4) and post-treatment follow-up ( Week 8).