| Bronchitis
Bronchitis is a common disease of the respiratory
system with symptoms that mainly comprise coughing, phlegm
and difficulty in breathing. Generally, it happens after a
patient catches a cold. In some cases, coughing lasts for
several weeks, months or even more.
In face, coughing could be a reaction of the
body fighting against the bacteria or viruses that were brought
on by the cold or flu. However, coughing may still occur after
the bacteria or virus has been cleared, because the bronchia
are still sensitive – particularly during sleep. In these
cases antibiotics do not seem to work well.
In China, there is another effective way to
treat bronchitis besides Western medicine.
That is acupuncture and traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM).
In the TCM theory, there are different types
of coughing according to the symptoms and diagnosis. For different
types, such as dry, wind-cold, wind-heat, Qi vacuity, Yin
vacuity and phlegm-damp, the treatment should be different.
Individual formulas are used even for the same type of cough
in different people because their body conditions can be different.
Acupuncture can stimulate the immune system to increase the
body’s defence against germs and co-ordinate the parts of
the body for balance.
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