With snow on the ground it seems odd to think about allergies, yet allergy season is just around the corner, so lets talk about the Chinese Medicine way of thinking about them.
In Chinese medicine the lung, liver, and some spleen are involved, the organs in charge of energetics.
Spring will spring. Then the lung takes in the irritant. Then the liver, in charge of moving Qi and blood, is over reactive or sensitive to the pollen or dog dander or whatever it was.
The liver tells the body we are under attack!!!
Panic! The body decided the irritant Must Go! We start sneezing.
The spleen starts making Phlegm to coat the allergen, we get a runny nose, our eyes itch and burn because the eyes are the sense organ for the liver.
How do we stop this?
It’s best to start desensitizing and balancing the body before allergy season begins, but we don’t always think of it until we are in the middle of an attack.
My Treatment plan is: Desensitize, Clear phlegm, Calm liver.
Acupuncture balances the body. Cupping clears the lungs.
Herbs calm the lungs and smooth the liver.
Desensitize using JMT vials or bring in a sample of the allergen.
Here is the Chinese view on the Liver element:
Liver – Wood Season – Spring Sense organ – Eyes Climate – Wind Color – Green Taste – Sour
Emotion – Anger Sounds – Shouting
Allergies make us miserable!!!
So what can we do?
Chinese medicine has been dealing with this for at least a couple of thousand years. Try it.
