Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Cold & Flu
With school already back in session, peak cold and flu season is right around the corner! In Western medicine, there is no cure for the common cold. Cold and flu drugs may treat symptoms, but their effectiveness varies and some of their ingredients can have side effects varying from inconvenient (drowsiness, high blood pressure, and anxiety), to dangerous (such as hemorrhagic strokes). Chinese medicine strikes at the source, not just the symptoms, to alleviate cold and flu m