Doctor Yu's Clinical Notes XV: Preventing Spring Allergies Using TCM Methods | 又到春季过敏性鼻炎和哮喘高发期？
A week of continuous sunshine has transformed Vancouver to the most beautiful city of the world. The cherry blossom trees along the streets extend to the sea, connecting to the snowy mountain line in the sky, while the falling flower petals cover the ground like carpets---this is truly paradise.
However, this year I could not enjoy the view as usual---my third child was born and all of my family became busy around the new born baby. At the same time, I have to deal some other things too---going to clinic has unexpectedly become my most “leisure”time.
Although my schedule at the clinic was very tight, the patients were still kind and caring about me. All of them would ask about my newborn baby, and many would remember his name. Many also brought gifts and cards. Some would say to me “Dr. Yu, you look tired.” How they sincerely cared a doctor like me who speaks with a heavy accent, has really touched me.
Spring in Vancouver is beautiful, but the seas of flowers all bloom together, making allergy related problems such as allergic rhinitis and asthma happen more frequently. Coincidentally, one of my good friends, an acupuncture doctor in New York also wrote an article about healing seasonal rhinitis and asthma with Acupuncture, so I will not repeat it---it has been proved by thousands years of clinical practice anyway. I would like to share what I learn from my practice: it is best to start preventive treatment with herbal medicine in the winter so that the condition in Spring will become much better. If the winter treatment is missed, then applying acupuncture, in combination with herbal medicine will achieve the best results.
Hope all of you can enjoy the charming spring season!
连续多日的温暖阳光，再次让温哥华变成了世界上最美丽的城市。满街的樱花树在蓝天白云下肆意怒放，加上满地飘落的花瓣，衬着远处的雪山，真如仙境一般。
但这段时间能够像往年一样任意享受美景的时间却少了很多。因为我的第三个孩子出生了，全家都进入忙碌的状态。加上其他的一些事情，让我整日不得空闲——到诊所上班反而成了我最空的时间。
尽管时间表安排得很紧，病人们还是那么贴心。病人们跟我打完招呼后，都会问候小宝宝，还会记住小宝宝的名字。很多人还带来了小礼物和贺卡。还有不少细心的病人还会跟我说：“于博士，你今天看起来有点儿累。”——这让我，一个讲着极重中国口音的医生心里暖暖的，只能默默地祝福和感恩。
春天是个美丽的季节。尤其在温哥华，各类鲜花盛开，季节性的过敏性鼻炎和哮喘也多在这个季节发作。很巧的是，我一位在纽约行医的老友昨天也发表了一篇针灸治疗季节性过敏鼻炎和哮喘的文章，因此我在这里就大谈针灸治疗这类病症的原理了——几千年的临床已经验证了。
这里我想分享一下自己的临床经验：从冬天开始进行中药预防性治疗，春天发作症状就会明显减少。如果错过了冬天的治疗，那么针灸和中药同用效果极佳。
祝大家都可以尽情享受春天的好时光!
