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Why do I need to tell my acupuncturist or TCM doctor all the conditions or complaints I have even though I only need them to treat my allergy?

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TCM takes everything about the body as a whole. Generally, TCM specialists treat disease according to patterns, not just the diagnosed condition. In most cases the patterns the patient falls into are much more important than the diagnosed condition. The pattern here means differentiation type. To figure out what kind of differentiation type the patient…

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Seasonal Allergies

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Ancient Chinese doctors knew about allergies, and passed this knowledge to future acupuncturists. They noticed that when spring came, some people would have problems like skin rashes, sneezing, itching, runny nose, watery eyes, etc. In general, these complaints would come and go very fast just like the wind. During that time, scientists considered spring to…