Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways caused by a variety of factors, such as wheezing, chest tightness, coughing and other symptoms, but also a chronic disease that likes to “play a little temper”, like a small woman, often throwing a little temper, pampering, to get along with her, you have to learn to coax her.
Asthma “little temper” consequences are very serious
Bronchial asthma is a chronic disease that likes to have a little tantrum. Why do you say that? It is because it is like a quiet and gentle little woman when it is not attacking, it is easy to ignore; but if you do not pay attention to it, or even belittle it, a little inattention to this little woman will have a temper tantrum and make a headache. If asthma is not controlled for a long time and becomes serious, it will not only cause hyperventilation, infection, pneumothorax, or even multi-organ failure, but also life-threatening. Therefore, we must pay attention to asthma, get along with asthma, so that it does not easily play a little temper, so that it is in a harmonious state, so that our body is in a healthy and good state, even if you have asthma can also be a normal and healthy life.
Asthma is different from other diseases in that it has the remarkable characteristics of being long-term and cyclical, so the design of the treatment plan should be based on the basic principles and with reference to the severity of the disease.
Asthma lies in the prevention and treatment, and herbal medicine is more effective in regulating it
Avoid allergens
To “treat” asthma well, we must first understand and pay attention to the triggers that can cause asthma attacks and try to avoid them.
Different asthma patients may have different triggers, especially those related to allergies, such as dust mites, pollen, molds and fur of cats, dogs and birds. Then there are non-allergic factors such as irritating odors, some foods and medications, etc.
Prevention is better than cure
In case you accidentally let your asthma get “moody”, you can “calm it down” in a few minutes by using a beta2-agonist (such as Ventolin aerosol or Oxytocin), which can treat the symptoms. If he has “tantrums” for more than two days in a row or several times in a day, or if he is “furious” for a short period of time, two doses of “Ventolin” every 20 minutes for an hour will not make him If the “mood improves”, the patient should immediately go to the hospital to find a doctor to help solve the problem.
However, the principle of asthma treatment is to treat the symptoms in an urgent manner, and to treat the root cause in a slow manner, so that asthma can become a gentle and well-behaved little girl. In fact, asthma can be completely controlled clinically, and patients can work and live normally and participate in various sports. If a child has asthma, if it is well controlled, about 60% of them will be better by the time they develop in adolescence.
Preventive Chinese medicine is better than Western medicine
Asthma is a “little woman”, in fact, the essence of prevention Western medicine to treat the symptoms, Chinese medicine to strengthen the root. The biggest characteristic of western medicine to prevent and treat asthma is: quick effect, easy to relapse, and big side effects. The characteristics of Chinese medicine for asthma prevention and control: slow-acting, less likely to relapse, and low side effects. Therefore, I would advise patients to rely mainly on Western medicine in the acute stage, but the majority of the time use Chinese medicine, a class of drugs that require long-term use.
However, some patients are prone to relapse, while others are not, mainly because of their constitution. The best way to get your asthma under control is to improve your ability to resist the disease.
Traditional medicine believes that the lung is the master of qi and the kidney is the root of qi. When an asthma attack occurs, the lung tract is unable to master the qi and the kidney is deficient and unable to receive the qi, then the qi reverts upward and the asthma develops. The spleen is the source of biochemistry; spleen deficiency produces phlegm, which blocks the airway, hence the wheezing and shortness of breath. Therefore, asthma is a disease of three deficiencies: kidney, lung and spleen. Prevention and treatment of asthma is to supplement the needs of the kidney, lung and spleen.
Chinese medicine identification to prevent and treat asthma is mainly divided into the following categories.
(1) Lung and spleen qi deficiency: the main herbal medicines are: astragalus, yam, poria, licorice, wind, astragalus, atractylodes, etc. plus reduction treatment.
(2) Lung and kidney yang deficiency: the main herbal medicines are: yam, poria, peony skin, etc. plus or minus treatment.
(3) Lung and kidney yin deficiency: the main herbs are: Shu Di Huang, wine cornelian, peony skin, yam, poria, zedoary, etc. plus or minus treatment.
In summary, astragalus, poria, licorice, yam and atractylodes are all herbs that are very effective in preventing and treating asthma. For example, astragalus is known as “the best of all the medicines to nourish the qi”, has the function of nourishing the middle and benefiting the qi, stopping sweating, promoting water retention and swelling, removing toxins and creating muscles, and has the characteristic of being nourishing but not cloying. If combined with yam, poria, licorice, etc., the effect is better than astragalus single preparation.
By mastering these methods, the patient is in an active position to face asthma and live in friendship and harmony with asthma, and the patient can lead a normal life like everyone else.