Breathing and allergies

Seasonal allergies

Western Allergic rhinitis is the immune system reacting to pollen, dust or dander as if each one were a threat.

Classical 金 Read as a surface defense that opens too easily, with the Lung, Spleen and Kidney sitting beneath it.

Often with Acupuncture, Herbal medicine, Moxibustion

Western Asthma is long-term airway inflammation that makes the airways narrow, swell and fill with mucus on a trigger.

Classical 金 Read as phlegm lodged in the Lung, stirred up by a trigger, over a root of Lung, Spleen or Kidney deficiency.

Often with Acupuncture, Herbal medicine, Moxibustion

Sinus congestion and sinusitis

Western Sinusitis is inflammation of the sinus linings, so mucus stops draining and pressure builds behind the face.

Classical 金 Read as heat or damp in the nose, fed by the Lung, the Gallbladder or the Spleen, depending on the discharge.

Often with Acupuncture, Herbal medicine, Gua sha

Lingering cough and chest infections

Western A post-infectious cough can linger for weeks after a chest infection, as irritated airways settle down.

Classical 金 Read as residue the illness left behind: phlegm-heat, lingering wind, or a Lung drained of yin and qi.

Often with Herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Cupping

Long COVID and post-viral fatigue

Western Long COVID is a set of symptoms, often fatigue, brain fog and breathlessness, that persist long after the infection.

Classical 金 Read as lingering heat or damp the illness left behind, layered over depleted qi and yin.

Often with Acupuncture, Herbal medicine, Food as medicine

Western Hives are itchy, raised welts that appear when histamine makes small vessels in the skin leak fluid.

Classical 金 Read as wind in the skin, carrying heat, cold or damp, or finding a way in where qi and blood are thin.

Often with Herbal medicine, Acupuncture, Food as medicine