Cai, a Chinese medicine doctor from Taipei United Hospital and Heping Women's and Children's Hospital, pointed out that the increasingly serious air pollution, coupled with the humid subtropical climate in Taiwan Province Province, is a climate environment where allergen dust mites are easy to breed, so patients with allergic rhinitis are common in outpatient clinics, and there is an increasing trend.
"According to the statistics of the health insurance department, about 1 person in every five people has allergic problems. Allergy is not serious, but it will seriously affect daily life. Because I can't sleep well, I can't concentrate on my studies during the day, my quality of life is declining, and my academic performance is getting worse and worse. Workers can't concentrate, which affects work efficiency. 」
Chinese medicine can make up for what western medicine can't.
At present, allergic rhinitis cannot be cured by western medicine, and it is mainly treated by antihistamines, nasal mucosa constrictors and other drugs. Once the drug is stopped, it will still recur, so patients often turn to Chinese medicine for treatment.
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, allergic rhinitis is that wind or cold pathogens invade the human body and lurk in the body for a long time, so it is easy to attack when encountering cold wind or entering and leaving air-conditioned rooms. The method of TCM treatment is "exorcising evil spirits and strengthening the body resistance". First, the exterior-relieving drugs are used to drive the pathogenic wind-cold away from the body, and then the tonic drugs are added to strengthen the body resistance, strengthen the immunity and reduce the recurrence of allergies. On the contrary, some patients are prone to nasal congestion and symptoms when the weather is hot. This constitution belongs to heat and needs to be treated with drugs such as clearing heat and nourishing yin.
Start with the lungs.
Because the lung opens in the nose, Chinese medicine will treat allergic rhinitis from the lung. Generally, drugs such as Guizhi Decoction and Gegen Decoction will be used first, but it will affect the spleen for a long time, resulting in impaired spleen and stomach function.
"Children with allergic rhinitis are often seen in outpatient clinics. They have bad stomachs, poor appetites and are prone to diarrhea, or they have not gained weight or height after eating, so we should treat gastrointestinal problems," Cai said. We can use Shen Ling Baizhu Powder, Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction and so on. To invigorate the spleen and qi, regulate the stomach and damp, and then add and subtract prescriptions according to the individual's deficiency, deficiency, cold and heat constitution to remove the root cause of the disease.
Prevention and health care should start from usual.
Cai suggested that the prevention and health care of allergic rhinitis should do the following:
1. Pay attention to household cleanliness. Bedclothes such as sheets and quilts should be cleaned frequently. Can a dehumidifier be used at home to reduce moisture and allergen dust? type
2. Pay attention to keep warm when it is cold, and don't overeat cold food to avoid cold invading the body.
3. Eat less food additives such as snacks and sweets, and avoid cold food, iced drinks and ice cream. Hot constitution should avoid spicy fried food.
4. Proper exercise can increase blood circulation, excrete pathogenic factors in the body through perspiration, and exercise can also enhance immunity and resist allergens.
5. Acupoint health care: You can * * * Yingxiang point, Tang Yin point and Zusanli point, and each point is *** 20-30 times a day; You can also seal the church with a warm towel for 5 minutes in the morning and before going to bed, which can clear the nasal orifices and improve the discomfort such as stuffy nose and runny nose.
6. Health medicated diet: yam ribs soup
Ingredients: 200-300 grams of Chinese yam, jujube 10, and some ribs.
Practice: First blanch the ribs to remove blood, then put the yam, jujube and ribs in a pot and stew them with water until the yam becomes soft, and add a little onion, ginger and salt.
Indications: Chinese yam and jujube are mild in taste, can strengthen the spleen and lung, enhance immunity, and are suitable for various constitutions.