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How to treat allergy

08.22.2009 · Posted in Chinese Herbs, Herbs, home remedies

How to treat allergyAllergies can be really problematic especially if they surface unknowingly from things that are not known to you. Although, allergy may sound quite simple and harmless to you, but allergies can be really serious and in many cases life taking as well. And thus, it gets important that we learn about the basic reason on how and why an allergy surfaces on our body.

Allergies are caused when our body’s internal immune system mistakenly identifies a simple and harmless substance as a threat and reacts against it. This is the reason why many people suffer from allergies due to food products like soya milk, and a few vegetables apart from the other substances such as pollen, molds, dust, insect venom, etc. The inflammatory reaction that occurs in the body results into several symptoms on the body in the form of itchy skin rashes, sneezing, itching eyes and throat, swelling in the affected regions, fever, etc. Well, now that you know about how and why an allergy is caused in our body, it gets important to know on how you can cure the allergy and its harsh reactions on our body.

Treatment with the help herbs

There are several natural herbs that help treat allergy reactions in our body safely. A few of these herbs include, Japanese Catnip, Siler divaricata. You can use these natural herbs differently for treating allergies and its different symptoms. For instance, you can use Angelica dahurica, magnolia flower buds and Xanthium sibiricum for getting rid from the dampness that is caused due to an allergy reaction. Similarly, weakness and the deficiency in the functioning of the lungs and spleen qi can be treated with the help of the tonic created from the herbs Codonopsis, Atratylodes, licorice and Poria. Also, the chrysanthemum flowers and cassia seeds are useful for the treatment of allergy that causes itching in the eyes. However, jujube dates can be used to treat allergy effects from the entire body.

Treatment with the use of Acupuncture

Amongst the several treatment for allergies, using the ancient method of acupuncture is one of the most commonly followed ways. You can enjoy temporary relief with this treatment as well as a complete remission from the allergy using acupuncture technique. You can have instant relief from the most irritating symptoms such as sneezing, nasal congestion, etc. through the help of the acupuncture needles that are inserted in the required points.

However, apart from these traditional methods, you can also find simple and straightforward treatment for allergies through prescribed medications that you can avail from your doctors.

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