Q My child catches a cold more than twice a month. Why does he get sick so often?
A In Korean medicine, when lung qi and defensive qi (wei qi) are insufficient, the body cannot fend off external pathogens, so colds keep recurring. Rather than just treating each cold, strengthening the underlying immunity is essential.
Detailed Answer
A child who is constantly catching colds is not simply being exposed to more viruses. Korean medicine explains that the defensive qi (wei qi), which guards the body's surface, and the lung qi, which governs the entire respiratory system, must be sufficient in order to fend off external pathogens. When wei qi and lung qi are weak, even a little exposure to cold wind quickly turns into a cold.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
We strengthen the wei qi with prescriptions based on Yupungsan (astragalus, white atractylodes, saposhnikovia root) and at the same time improve the function of the spleen and stomach (digestive system) so that nutrients are supplied well to the lungs. The goal is not to treat a cold, but to build a body that does not catch colds in the first place.
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