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TCM Herbal Remedy for Chronic Asthma

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In upstate NY, we are finally in the throes of heat and humidity or what we call the dog days of summer. This is the time when thousands of people in mainland China are lining up at special clinics in their local hospitals to start herbal plaster therapy, or fu tie, for chronic asthma and other respiratory diseases. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is common knowledge that the best time to treat a chronic winter disease is during the hottest time of the year. In summer the yang (hot) energy of the universe is at its peak and the yin (cold) energy is at its lowest point. Chine... (original story)