Secrets of Korean Medicine, Part 8: Say Goodbye to Rhinitis and Colds

Have you been told your allergies or frequent colds are just something you have to live with? Martin Cvetković/iStock

If you or someone you know suffers from both allergies and frequent colds, you probably know that the symptoms can be very similar—a stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, and watery eyes.

What most people don’t know is that both colds and allergies are a type of condition called rhinitis. Rhinitis is a set of symptoms due to inflammation of the mucus membrane in the nose.