Hayfever

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Here is some info on hayfever. The information is not complete, but it is a

good start.

 

Some review for the readers new to the list and TCM: Chinese medicine pays

a lot more attention to weather conditions than Western medicine does. These

are called " Pernicious Evils " , and they can be either External or Internal.

The Pernicious Evils are Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire. When

an Evil is External, it is attacking the surface of the body, the head and

neck, the arms and legs, and the meridians (pathways of flow of energy).

When an Evil is Internal, its effects have penetrated deeper into the body

and is effecting the organs and trunk of the body. (This is a simplified

explanation.)

 

Attack by most Exterior Evils can produce sinus congestion and discharge as

well as muscle aches, especially of the head and shoulders. Wind can do

this, so can Cold, Heat, and Dryness. With Wind, you also can get a scratchy

or sore throat. Exterior Dampness (by itself) is more apt to trigger watery

skin eruptions, swelling in the limbs and on the body surface, and painful

joints than muscle aches and sinus and nasal congestion.

 

Wind loves to team up with other Pernicious Evils. When Wind teams up with

Cold, it's called Wind Cold or Wind Chill. When it teams up with Heat, it's

called Wind Heat. You'll see these terms mentioned in the article.

 

Both Exterior Cold and Exterior Heat can trigger nasal and sinus congestion

by themselves. When either of them teams up with Wind, that's when you get

the scratchy or sore throat. So both Wind Cold and Wind Heat can manifest as

sinus and nasal congestion with scratchy or sore throat. One of the ways

that you tell Wind Heat from Wind Cold is that in Wind Heat, the eyes will

tend to be itchy and red. There are other things that differentiates them as

well. In Exterior Cold, there is aversion to cold or draft and the person

prefers hot drinks. The tongue tissue color and the tongue coating will be

normal (pink tissue with thin white coat. The pulse will be floating and

slightly slower than normal. In Exterior Heat, there is aversion to heat,

and the person is thirsty and desires cold drinks. The tongue tissue

probably will be normal though it may be slightly redder than usual or have

a few tiny red spots near the tip. The pulse may be floaing and slightly

more rapid than usual.

 

Both Exterior Cold and Exterior Heat can manifest with low fever.

 

If Exterior Cold or Exterior Heat team up with Dryness, you get the usual

symptoms of either plus an emphasis on dryness of the nasal passages and a

dry throat. The tongue coating may appear dry (dry white in the case of Cold

and dry yellow in the case of Heat). With Exterior Cold Dryness, there may

not be perspiration, and the fever will be low. With Exterior Heat Dryness,

there may be perspiration, and if fever is present, it will tend to be

higher than in the case of Heat by itself.

 

Exterior Evils can be natural or artificial. The natural ones are weather

conditions. The artificial ones are produced by things like air

conditioning (Wind Cold and Dryness) or central heat (Wind Heat and

Dryness).

 

Victoria

 

 

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Hi,

 

My son has had severe hayfever since he was a young child. He was

having a particularly bad episode and I was doing some energetic

healing for him. I got a message that this had to do with his

digestive system and wheat and started thinking about the things I

already knew and the fact that many children diagnosed with Autism

have digestive problems.

 

I realised that what could be happening was he was having a wheat

cereal in the morning and that was aggravating his digestion and

triggering a response in his immune system, which then caused the

immune system response resulting in hayfever. We decided to test it.

 

We started off with no wheat in the mornings and he experienced no

hayfever at all. Now the only hayfever type reaction he has had is

after he has had a heavy wheat meal.

 

Something to consider for hayfever sufferers!

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When hayfever attacks

During this time of the year, ragweed pollen often makes life miserable for those suffering from allergies, particularly hay fever. But don't despair. There are nutritional supplements, as well as things that you can do to help ease the discomforts of hay fever.

Change your clothes and wash your hair after spending time outdoors to avoid bringing the irritant inside the house. Pollen sticks to your clothes and hair. Use an air purifier in your home and office. There are mini, personal air purifiers on the market that are worn around the neck. Insert special allergy air filters in the central air conditioning and heating system of your home. Pets should either be kept indoors or outdoors when suffering from hay fever. Fur collects pollen, and pets can carry it inside the house. Foods rich in magnesium are helpful in thwarting a hay fever attack. A university in Germany discovered that eating three bananas was found to stop an attack of hay fever. Eating yogurt daily was found by the University of California to reduce hay fever attacks. Co-enzyme Q10, often referred to as COQ10, is a natural supplement that improves oxygenation and immunity. In her book, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, Phyllis Balch, CNC, suggests taking a dosage of 30 mg twice daily. Those with chronic hay fever should spend as little time outside as possible when pollen levels are high. Check your local weather report daily; many broadcasts include a pollen report.

Compiled by Deborah S. Tukua, www.hollycreekbooks.com

 

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