In Chinese medicine the lungs are associated with the metal Gold. What this symbolizes is that the lungs are precious, to be protected at all cost. So always cover your mouth and nose when exposed to extreme weather, dust, fire, smoke…Protect what is precious. There are 4 basic patterns of asthma outlined below:   Very similar to common cold with the exception that the Lungs are adversly affected. 1. Invasion of Lungs by Wind Cold By phlegm we mean accumulation of fluid, with heat indicated by green or yellow phlegm. Shortness of breath, weak voice, difficult to distinguish the patient’s voice, spontaneous sweating, fatigue. 3. Weakness of the Lung Chronic history of wheezing, shortness of breathing, cold symptoms, back aches, physical cold, fatigue symptoms, ringing the ears After scheduling your appointment, please print and complete the first visit form found on this web sites home page. Thank you for visiting acupuncture Connecticut (CT). 4. Kidney Vacuity 2. Accumulation of phlegm-heat in the lungs Acupuncture is used clinically for the treatment of chronic asthma. The acupuncturist will focus on treating the underlying cause of the asthma. The objective of our treatment is to prevent future occurrences of this illness.


Asthma is a potentially life threatening condition. If you are having difficult breathing, please call 911 or go to the emergency room immediately! That means now!