Actually the modern western medicines are the only thing that can reliably control asthma..

A recent study comparing Modern medicine, placebo, acupuncture and doing nothing showed that only modern drugs had any useful effect on asthma.

I tried, at great expense, an acupuncturist who claimed she could fix my asthma. After following her direction and treatment nothing happened. No change. Don't even bother breaking out the 'maybe she wasn't one of the legitimate ones' sillyness. She came well recommended by plenty of people who claimed she was legit. In fact every zhongyi will have a cult following of people who claim that this one is different and better while most of the others are just fakes.

I have found salbutamol to be literally a lifesaver. The only other medicine I have ever noticed to have an effect is illegal almost everywhere. But for the few years where I used it regularly I never needed anything else to control my asthma.

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/asthma-placebo-and-how-not...

I second that with the above poster. When I was in my teens my folks in the decided to go down the TCM route and through great expense buying all sorts of chinese herbs and remedies in order to make a dark pungent concoction.

That stuff was gross!!!

and in the end it was for nothing becuase 10 years on I still need my inhaler before excercising.

Here's an old folk cure that will instantly alleviate asthma symptoms and is known to be 100% effective:

GTFO of Beijing.

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