Posts Tagged ‘allergy’

Herbs for Childhood Allergies and Immunity

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

By Brian Benjamin Carter

Allergy medications like Allegra and Nasacort are one way to go if you need an allergy medication. Another general allergy relief product is the Chinese Herbal Medicine, Jade Windscreen. Traditionally, it is indicated for allergy prevention and frequent colds. This Q&A about child allergy gives information about all of this, and discusses the plum flower brand herb formula made by the Mayway Corp. (more…)

Acupuncture Shows Promise in Treating Children’s Allergies

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

By: Acufinder Magazine
In a small Hong Kong-based study, allergy sufferers between the ages of 6 and 19 showed clear evidence of improvement after being treated with acupuncture as compared with those treated by “sham” acupuncture, as was reported in the journal Pediatrics in 2004.

Some of the children in the study were able to quit using antihistamines and other medications during the study, as well.

Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2004

Swiss crazy for Chinese medicine

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

NZZ Online – People in Switzerland are increasingly turning to Chinese medicine to cure ailments such as back pain, asthma, allergies and stress problems.
But practitioners say there is still a long way to go before the profession is fully recognised and are calling for it to be covered by the basic health insurance. (more…)