Hayfever

Typical symptoms:

Disease description:

Hay fever is when the body’s immune system reacts excessively to substances that are harmless in themselves, like plant pollen such as from certain grass and tree pollen. Typical symptoms are reddened, itchy eyes and a blocked, runny and itchy nose.

Explanation according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine:

In Chinese Medicine, hay fever is caused by Wei Qi Deficiency, Disharmony of Ying and Wei and External Wind Invasion. External Wind may be invading together with Cold or with Heat, Cold is tied to the superficial skin, Heat disturb superficial skin, and Yang Qi can’t sparse, so there is sneezing when sprayed up, Cold or Heat disturbs purifying and descending function of Lung and leading to runny or stuffy nose.

Possible syndromes causing these problems:

Wind-Cold

Sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, blocked or runny nose with clear watery discharge, morning attacks or those brought on by a cold wind.

Recommended formulas to use:

Cinnamon Formula, Expel Wind

Wind-Heat

Sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, runny nose, intermittently blocked nose, red eyes and thick yellow discharge.

Recommended formulas to use:

Exterior Heat, Expel Wind

Hayfever

Typical symptoms:

Disease description:

Explanation according to the Traditional Chinese Medicine:

Possible syndromes causing these problems:

Wind-Cold

Wind-Heat

Recommended products for treatment

Cinnamon Formula

Expel Wind

Exterior Heat