CHINESE HERBS and CHINESE
MEDICINE FOR ASTHMA

The Four Kinds of Asthma

Chinese Medicine for Asthma

There are four different conditions that are commonly diagnosed as asthma by modern phycisians. Each condition is treated with different Chinese Medicine. Many people with asthma have a combination of two or more of these conditions, making the prescription of Chinese herbal medicine complex. We recommend that asthma sufferers seek out a professional Chinese herbologist for the best herbal medicine prescription. If none can be found, we do consultations by email for Chinese medicine

Spleen Deficiency creating dampness in the lung,
Liver Heat which scorches the lung,
Lung Qi Deficiency and consequent lung weakness.
Kidney Qi Deficiency which leave the lungs unable to grasp the qi.

Spleen deficiency asthma is characterized by a lot of mucous. It's called spleen deficiency, but has nothing to do with your actual spleen. Rather, it is caused by a constitutional or digestive deficiency which causes the body to hold on to water. The excess water becomes mucous and often affects the lungs. This dampness can also affect the nose, sinuses, and large intestine, however the lungs are the favorite site for dampness to collect. A simple and highly effective herbal formula for this condition is Er Chen Wan,

Liver Heat Scorching the Lungs. Asthma which presents with little phlegm, no phlegm, or thick green phlegm is caused by or adversely affected by persistent Heat in the body, usually from the Liver.. It is referred to as Liver Heat Scorching the Lungs. This has nothing to do with your actual liver. Heat is subject to external sources of heat like pollution, alcohol or drug ingestion, and emotional agitation (stress). One very helpful herbal combination for this condition is Ching Fei Yi Huo taken together with Dry Cough Pills.

Lung Weakness is another cause of asthma which can exist from birth or result after the lung has been damaged by a cold or flu. Lung Weakness is sometimes accompanied by fatigue, shortness of breath, shallow breathing, heart palpitations, catching colds easily, and other signs of general debility. This condition requires long term treatment with a combination of Ping Chuan Wan and Dry Cough Pills.

Kidney Deficient Asthma Asthma with low back pain, debility, weakness, or concurrent problems with the urinary, nervous, skeletal, or reproductive systems may be Kidney Deficient asthma. This kind of asthma indicates low batteries (depletion of reserve energy). The Kidney (stored energy) is not able to supply the lungs with enough energy. The lungs, therefore, function poorly. This asthma will worsen when the sufferer gets tired or drained. The Chinese patent formula Ge Ji Da Bu Wan can be used together with Ping Chuan Wan to cure this condition.

To help prevent a headcold from going to the lungs and triggering a concurrent asthma attack, any type of asthma sufferer can take a Chinese herbal tablet named Ma Hsing Chih Ke Pian together with an early stage cold tablet such as Ganmaoling or Yin Chiao

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