Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of the combination of Chinese medicine with auricular dressing therapy on patients with ulcerative colitis（UC）and their level of immunoglobulin and microelement.Methods Totally 262 UC patients were randomly divided into four groups:Chinese medicine group administered Changpikang（medicine for ulcerative colitis）for oral taking;auricular therapy group treated by sticking herbal seed to Spleen

Large Intestine

Endocrine

Sympathetic nerve

and Subcortex;Chinese medicine with auricular therapy group given both above;and control group taking sulfasalazine.Four weeks constituted one threatment course.Changes of immunoglobulin and microelement after treatment were observed.Results The effect of Chinese medicine group was significantly superior to that of the other 3 groups（P<0.05）.Compared with before treatment

immunoglobulin in all 4 groups was greatly decreased（P<0.05）

Cu

Fe and Zn remarkably increased（P<0.05）

and the difference between the Chinese medicine group and the other 3 groups was significant（P<0.05）.Conclusion The combination of Chinese medicine with auricular therapy can regulate immunity

replenish microelement and promote the healing of intestinal ulcers.