Q Why does childhood asthma develop?
A Weak lung qi, accumulated phlegm-fluid, and deficient kidney yang are the Korean medicine causes of bronchial hypersensitivity.
Detailed Answer
In Korean medicine, childhood asthma is understood as the combined action of three pathologies—lung qi deficiency, accumulation of phlegm-fluid, and kidney yang deficiency—that trigger a hypersensitive bronchial response. It occurs more readily in children with congenitally weak lung function.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Beyond simply managing bronchial inflammation, the core of the Korean medicine approach is reducing the frequency of attacks through root treatment that strengthens lung qi and clears phlegm-fluid.
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