The main symptoms are nasal itching, nasal congestion, sneezing, and frequent runny nose. This disease can also be triggered by the stimulation of fluctuating mental states, exposure to cold, heat and the sun (ultraviolet rays).

According to traditional Chinese medicine, this disease is caused by weak lungs, spleen, and kidneys.

 Suggestions:

  • Try to avoid contact with pollen
  • Outdoor sports shall be restricted in spring
  • Do not do outdoor sports in dry and windy weather
  • Doors and windows must be kept closed. It can be properly ventilated only in the early evening when the weather turns cooler
  • Strengthen the immune system by showering alternately with hot and cold water
  • Don’t eat raw or cold foods, fish and shrimps
  • Avoid drinking and smoking
  • Take a shower and shampoo every night
  • Change sheets regularly

Recommended food:

In the pollen-prone season, the following foods shall be eaten more: yam, ripe pear, fungus (black fungus), lily, vitamin A, B and C (sea buckthorn, native vegetables), etc., American ginseng and chrysanthemum tea root, carrot and yam porridge, honey , sunflower seeds, walnuts, sesame seeds, hazelnuts, Triticum spelta, amaranth, buckwheat, corn, green asparagus, cooked mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, raisins, cherries, molasses, etc.