The Common Cold

CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO GET RID OF THIS QUICKLY?

Why yes! the answer is get down to your acupuncturist quickly! The points are only a few and will ‘nip it in the bud’ so to speak, I have been doing this for my family for years and am still surprised at how efficient it is!
At your local acupuncturist the arm, hand and face points are the main ones that will be attended to - but a good acupuncturist will also use leg points to reinforce the general condition for more efficient healing.

Question:

Why does this pest of all and sundry seem to strike at any time of the year? Why do some people say that you can’t catch a cold without germs?

Answer:

This disease is distinguished according to its symptoms as Wind Cold or Wind Hot, either one of which may progress into the other.

Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] considers this illness to be caused by Wind attacking the body from without, preventing the Lung Qi [energy] from being properly distributed. It is because the Qi of the Lungs passes through the nose, that the Wind Excess usually attacks the Lungs first.

Wind Cold [Yin] symptoms include headache, fever, absence of sweating, chills, soreness in the limbs, congested and drippy nose, thin white far on the tongue, and a floating, tight pulse.Wind Cold type colds are treated according to the principle of dispersing the Exterior condition and scattering the Wind.

Whereas Wind Hot [Yang]  symptoms include a feeling of distension in the head, sore throat, coughing yellow and thick phlegm, high fever with only slight chills (if any), dryness of the mouth, thin and yellow far on the tongue, and a floating, rapid pulse.Wind Hot colds are treated by dispersing the Exterior condition and cooling the Heat.

There is also the factor of germs, or as the ancients called them ‘evils’, I quite like that term! Pathogens attack on many levels and in different parts of the whole body, and the lungs example would be colds ‘flu etc … whereas the evils of the contaminated food will obviously attack the stomach.

So this is why there are many different kinds of colds and they can change again into many more kinds of symptoms, everyone is different, and the same ‘evils invasion’ will bring different outcomes according to how that person is situated, for example the Yang oriented [warm] person will have the additional heat to contend with and visa-versa the Yin [cold] person. Which are you?

The other factor is the ‘migration’ of symptoms this is when a nose cold travels down to the throat for instance, this occurs with perhaps the neglect of the first manifestation, and/or a weakness in that area, maybe from repeated attacks over a long period of time.

The holistic human being is the sum total of its parts, and also the condition of these parts, so look after yourself and take good care to observe both the condition of your body and it’s strengths or weaknesses.

CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE AND TONICS

In Chinese medicine care method is important. Generally, patients who need to be taking extra care have the syndromes of deficiency and stagnation of Qi [energy].

Therefore the herbal medicine should consolidate and restore of primordial [original] Qi, invigorate and enrich the blood, regulate Qi and balance Yin and Yang. The medicine should help to build up body’s immune system and improve the constitution.

TWO CATEGORIES OF HERBAL MEDICINE ARE MAINLY USED IN THE INTERNAL TREATMENT:

1. Herbal medicine with tonifying and invigorating effects, including Yin-nourishing Yang- strengthening, Qi -invigorating and blood-enriching herbal medicine

2. Herbal medicine with stagnation-removing effects, including Qi-flow regulating, blood-circulation promoting and phlegm removing herbal medicine

Herbal tonics are available in drink ampules to aid recovery from illness, such as Qi tonic, well-being tonic and Lingchih in Royal Jelly. Other tonics are available in capsule format formulated for women, men and children. There are also tonics in wines, [which may not be suitable for patients with chronic illness].

Location: Reepham in Norfolk, East Anglia, is about 20 minutes from the outskirts of Norwich. Appointments are made by telephone: 01603 879126

The cost of treatment is dependant on the monetary resources of the client. I have helped many people through the holistic healing approach, from the busy man working all day in his office, who has a hidden fear of public speaking, to the retired farmer who’s back pain has troubled him all his working life.

If unable to answer the phone I will ask you to leave a message speaking slowly and clearly, and give your contact number so I can return your call as soon as is possible.

3 September 2008 in Uncategorized