Spring is the worst time for “allergies” Allergies are allergic diseases in which the body’s immune system is overly sensitive to foreign substances, triggering abnormal activity of the body’s immune system and eventually causing a series of allergic injuries. There are two factors that contribute to the occurrence of allergy, one is that it often occurs in allergic patients who are already hyper-immune, and the other is exposure to allergens that activate an abnormal immune response. In spring, there is one important common allergen – pollen. Plants that can cause pollen allergy must have the following conditions: the pollen is highly antigenic; the amount of pollen is relatively high; the pollen is small and light and can be dispersed by the wind; and the plant has a strong ability to adapt and grow widely. Pollen, not only due to flowers, in fact, most of the pollen in spring comes from trees. Some statistics found that the period from mid-March to April in spring is the dangerous period for cypress pollen allergy. Allergies, which make us itchy, ugly and upset Spring allergies can involve multiple systems, with four common clinical manifestations: 1) allergic rhinitis: the main symptoms are nasal itching, sudden and continuous sneezing, clear water-like nasal discharge, nose blockage, poor breathing, etc.; 2) allergic asthma: there are often precursory manifestations of allergic rhinitis, followed by gradual paroxysms of coughing, breathing difficulties, white bubble-like 3) Allergic rash: Patients have itchy skin, ears, mouth, etc., rash blocks on the skin, or small red dots like mosquito bites and eczema and other rashes; 4) Allergic conjunctivitis: manifested by itchy eyes, red and swollen eye curtains, and watery mucus secretions overflowing. The causative factors can be repeatedly observed and verified. Every year, it appears in spring when pollen is dispersed, and allergen testing can suggest allergy to certain pollen. Every year in spring, allergies become a lingering worry for everyone, often making us itchy, red and swollen, distracted, and unable to enjoy the charming spring colors without worry. Spring allergies, about “liver” and “wind” Although the word “allergy” does not appear in ancient Chinese medical texts, its onset is in line with the “nasal” and “cough” characteristics of Chinese medicine. congested nose”, “croup”, “addiction rash”, “damp sores”, “four curved winds “four curved wind” and other diseases. According to TCM, allergic diseases are closely related to “wind attack”, and “allergic diseases” are characterized by the onset of external evil, rapid onset, fast onset, easy recurrence, variable location, wandering and itching, and the “wind” of TCM. The characteristics of “wind”, “wind is the longest of all diseases and is good at moving several times”, coincide with the characteristics of “wind”. Wind is the main qi of spring, and spring diseases are mostly caused by wind. In the Su Wen? It is pointed out that “liver” corresponds with “spring qi”, suggesting that spring diseases are mostly located in the liver. It is said in “The Nineteen Articles of Sickness” that all winds and dizziness belong to the liver, and in “Su Wen? Cough theory”: the five organs of the cough, multiply the spring is the liver first to suffer, the theory of “liver and kidney long accumulation of wind deficiency, every spring and summer start” and other statements, are further verification of the liver, spring, wind and allergic respiratory diseases are closely linked, the liver is spring wood and the main wind, spring liver Qi rise, such as liver Yang surplus and Yin deficiency, Yang victory is wind disease. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the liver is the master of draining and regulating the qi flow, and spring is the high season for seasonal mood disorders, which are related to the abnormal function of the liver in draining. The problem. Based on the above theory, most contemporary Chinese medicine practitioners treat allergic diseases by “harmonizing the liver” and “eliminating the wind”. The liver is a rigid organ, which is the main reservoir of blood. It likes to promote development but hates depression, and uses yin and yang. To treat this, we should eat sweet food urgently to slow it down. This method is sour and sweet to transform yin, and by eating sweet food to nourish its yin, we can achieve the purpose of restraining too much liver yang. In addition, combined with the theory of “liver and kidney have the same origin” and “the lung is the respirator and the external master of skin and hair”. Here, we recommend a health tea recipe: Chinese wolfberry, maitake, angelica, loquat leaf and rose flower. In the formula, wolfberry and maitong can nourish the yin of the liver and kidney, nourish yin and clear heat, maitong is also a common herbal medicine to moisten the lung, produce fluid and clear the heart; angelica has the effect of nourishing the liver and blood, nourishing blood and dispelling wind, rose flower plays a role in draining the liver and Qi, beauty and beauty, loquat leaf moistens the lung and clears heat to stop cough and fight respiratory inflammation. Of course, it is very important to regulate the mood and spirit to protect the liver in spring. It is recommended to live and eat in accordance with the spirit of spring and avoid negative emotions that damage the liver qi, such as irritability and depression, to prevent allergies from worsening. “The application of this method often needs to be combined with the type of external evil that the patient feels and the patient’s physique, as well as the flexible application of various methods to dispel wind, nourish blood to quench wind, and dispel wind to win dampness. Here we introduce the “sacred medicine for dispelling wind” in Chinese medicine, Fangfeng, which can strongly dispel the wind evil on the surface of the muscles, and is commonly used by Chinese medicine practitioners to prevent and treat upper respiratory tract infections and pruritic skin diseases. Modern research has found that the wind has a variety of pharmacological effects such as antipyretic and analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and regulation of the body’s immune function. There is a classical prescription “Allergy Decoction” which is based on the Chinese medicine “Fangfeng”. “Allergy Decoction” is an anti-allergy formula created by Zhu Zanyu, a famous Chinese traditional medicine practitioner, which consists of 10g each of Yin Chai Hu, Fang Feng, Wu Mei and Wu Wei Zi. Although its medicinal taste is simple, its efficacy has been verified by clinical and laboratory. The Chinese herbalists often base on this formula, according to the clinical manifestations of allergy, tongue, moss and pulse of the patients, and add and subtract from the formula to obtain very good results.