Fang Feng Xin Yi Wan is a Chinese medicine formulation that is used to detoxify unwanted toxins from the body and treat hay fver symptoms.
If you live in the UK the summer is always something nice to look forward to. The days become longer and the bright colours are a great sight after the long dull winter.
However, the summer sun also brings discomfort and misery for a great many people. For people who suffer badly with Hay Fever, the long summer days are not so great.
Hay fever is a seasonal disease occurring most commonly from the beginning of May to the end of September. Sufferers can get it at any time during this period depending on the individual and their environment. The main symptoms include, sneezing, runny nose, Itchy eyes, headaches, sore throat, coughing, and feelings of thirst, feverishness, restlessness and general lethargy.
What causes hay fever?
In terms of 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 when the warm and hot summer weather arrives. The external heat and wind combines with the heat inside the body to create hay fever symptoms. (People who have cold body constitution and suffer complaints such as arthritis are generally better in the warm weather.)
Preventative steps:
1. Drink prepared Chinese herbs before the hay fever starts at the end of April or beginning of May. It is wise to drink some Chinese herbs to cool the body constitution to suit the warmer weather.
2. Acupuncture treatment once a week or fortnight can balance the body energy and temperature to avoid suffering from hay fever.
3. Eat the right food. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruit in spring and summer e.g. celery, cucumber, apples, pears etc. These are cool in nature and therefore good for hay fever sufferers. It is best to avoid hot and spicy food such as chilli and curry, chocolate, cheese, milk, lamb as well as alcohol and smoking.
4. Take lots of fresh air and exercise to keep kit to ward off the negative effects of the warm weather and high pollution.
Many children who suffer from hay fever find that their condition improves as they get older because their diet improves to include less crisps and chocolate and more fresh fruit and vegetables. However some children do not experience this improvement as they get older and remain hay fever sufferers all of their livers. This may well be due to the fact that their diets do not change.
Treatment of hay fever:
1. Chinese Herbal Medicine
Usually we prescribe herbs which are cool in nature to clear away the heat and expel the wind such as Jin Yin Hua, Bo He, Sang Ye, Fang Feng etc. In severe cases it usually takes 4 - 6 days to see a big improvement. Mild cases can be treated with herbal tablets like Yin Qiao Jie Du Pian and Fang Fen Xin Yi Wan.
2. Acupuncture
Acupuncture can relieve the symptoms, especially headaches and stress.
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