Moxibustion for Allergy

Halt Allergies With Moxibustion Therapy

An Effective Method To Offer Relief To Your Patients

By Linying Tan, PhD, LAc and Marty Calliham, LAc, MSOM

An allergy is an immune system disorder in which the body is hypersensitive to normally harmless substances in the environment. Frequent contact with airborne particles such as dust or pollen can result in reactions such as irritation of the nose, sneezing, itching and redness of the eyes, a condition also referred to as allergic rhinitis. Inhaled allergens can also lead to asthmatic symptoms, in which the airways narrow (bronchoconstriction) and production of mucus increases in the lungs, resulting in shortness of breath (dyspnea), coughing and wheezing.

According to the aforementioned theory, the only way we can avoid airborne allergies is to be separated from the air! As a matter of fact, we are human beings, the cleverest creatures to have lived on earth. We can't survive without air. This is the biggest paradox.

Traditional Chinese Medicine has its own way to analyze this condition. The Huangdineijing (Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine) states, "A person who has vigorous anti-pathogenic qi is never affected by any kind of evil; a person who is invaded by an evil must have weak anti-pathogenic qi." Generally speaking, the course of disease is actually the process of struggle between the anti-pathogenic qi and pathogenic factors. If the anti-pathogenic qi wins the struggle, the person will be fine. If the pathogenic factors win the struggle, the person will get sick with an allergy, common cold or other similar condition.

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