Based on the individualized pattern diagnosis, TCM practitioner will craft a personalized treatment plan encompassing all aspects of the patient’s life. In general, sufferers of hay fever exhibit a pattern of spleen weakness with excessive phlegm and dampness leading to problems with their lung function. Depending on the individual, this basic scenario may also be accompanied by kidney weakness, liver stagnation, liver-gallbladder-stomach heat, & other related patterns of disharmony. Chinese medicine treats the root. When it comes to hay fever, Chinese medicine treatment is divided into two stages. During the acute attack, TCM practitioner will primarily try to alleviate your discomfort, using safe and simple natural therapies. In between attacks, they will primarily focus on the root cause of your imbalance. During this stage of treatment, no matter whether your practitioner primarily uses acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine or some combination of both, they will try to help you identify and eliminate the root imbalance, which is causing hay fever.

Hay Fever & Diet
Because Chinese medical practitioners believe that in most cases, the cause of hay fever is spleen weakness with too much dampness and phlegm lodging in the lungs, dietary therapy typically plays a large part in patients’ overall treatment plan. In particular, they are advised to stay away from or minimize sugars and sweets, fruit juices, dairy products, nuts and oils, and chilled, uncooked foods. Although other factors, such as exercise and stress, play a part in many people’s hay fever, modification of one’s diet is usually the cornerstone of the Chinese medical treatment plan.