Q Many children with asthma also have rhinitis—can they be treated together?
A Allergic rhinitis and asthma both stem from the same weak lung qi, so treating them together is efficient.
Detailed Answer
Allergic rhinitis and childhood asthma can be seen as the upper and lower expressions of the same airway mucosal hypersensitivity. In Korean medicine as well, both have weak lung qi and phlegm-fluid as common causes, so addressing them simultaneously is efficient.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Prescriptions that strengthen lung qi and clear phlegm-fluid act positively on both rhinitis and asthma, so the two often improve together without separate prescriptions.
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