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How to Treat Allergies with Traditional Chinese Medicine by Bill Schoenbart and Ellen Shefi All ergies occur when the body's immune system misidentifies a normally harmless substance as a threat to the body. Common allergens (substances that produce allergic reactions) are foods, pollen, animal dander, mold, insect venom, drugs, and dust mites. An inflammatory reaction takes place in an attempt to eject this substance from the system, resulting in a variety of symptoms. A traditional Chinese medical treatment for pollen allergies, or hay fever , follows. Causes of Allergies Several Chinese patterns of disharmony may be involved in cases of allergies. In all cases, however, wind is part of the diagnosis, usually combining with another pathogenic influence in wind dampness, wind cold, or wind heat. Typical of patterns involving wind, allergy symptoms often occur without warning. In seasonal allergies, such as hay fever, the most common diagnosis is wind and dampness. This co...

The menopause is something all women go through. It signals a change in the body and a transition into another stage of life. This is a difficult time both mentally and physically and many women suffer during this time, but there are things that can be done to ease them through it and make it a little easier. What is the menopause?   In women around the age of 50, the menstrual cycle occurs less regularly and finally stops completely. This is the menopause. Some may notice such symptoms and signs as sensations of heat in the body, hot flushes, abnormal perspiration, night sweats, restlessness, irritability, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, tinnitus, and lumbar soreness, weakness of the knees, constipation, oedema, loose stools and abnormal emotions close to or after menopause. The age at which the menopause occurs varies. However, it is usually between the ages of 45 and 55. Symptoms may last on average for up to 2 years, but as many as 20 per cent of women may experience sym...

What is Hay Fever? Hay fever (or allergic Rhinitis) is a seasonal disease occurring most commonly from late April to the end of September. The main symptoms, depending on the individual nature and their environment, include sneezing, running nose, itchy eyes, headache, sore throat, coughing, thirsty, feverishness, restlessness and general lethargy. What is cause of Hay Fever? According to Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), hay fever is classified as exogenous wind heat with superficial syndrome. People who have a hot body constitution easily suffer from hay fever in the warm and hot summer weather as the combination of external heat and internal heat create hay fever symptoms. On the contrary ， people who have cold body constitution and suffer from arthritis will feel better in this warm weather. The causes of hay fever are summarised as follows: 1. The British diet is often high in fat and heat. People eat a great quantity of high calorie food such as curry, chocolate, dair...