TCM Syndrome Differentiation for Nasal Congestion

The current temperature is very unstable, which will cause some physical changes in people in this environment. For example, people have recently started to have nasal congestion, which is mostly related to rhinitis, causing headaches, loss of smell, and even swelling in the nasal cavity. At this time, we need to pay attention to the unblocking and conditioning to achieve the effect of regulating the balance of body functions, which is generally done with Chinese medicine.

Rhinitis is a disease characterized by nasal discharge, nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, and headache.

Also known as nasal sinusitis and cerebral fistula. It is equivalent to acute and chronic sinusitis in Western medicine. It is a non-specific inflammation of the sinus mucosa and a common and frequently occurring disease in nasal medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine divides syndrome differentiation into the following five types of treatment.

Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses rhinitis and divides it into five types of treatment, getting rid of nasal congestion and headaches, and never having rhinitis again!

Wind-heat attacks the lungs: manifested by yellow, turbid and smelly nasal discharge, occasional nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, forehead pain, fever and chills, cough with yellow sputum, dry throat, and thin yellow tongue coating.

Damp-heat in the spleen meridian: manifested by yellow and turbid mucus, large amount, and foul smell, severe nasal congestion, poor sense of smell, redness and swelling of nasal mucosa, headache, drowsiness of limbs, poor appetite, abdominal distension, and yellow and red urine. The tongue is red, with a greasy yellow coating.

Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses rhinitis and divides it into five types of treatment, getting rid of nasal congestion and headaches, and never having rhinitis again!

Heat stagnation in the gallbladder: Symptoms include turbid yellow and smelly nasal discharge, nasal congestion, inability to smell fragrance or odor, dizziness, dry throat and bitter mouth, tinnitus, dizziness, and pain in the flanks. The tongue is red and the coating is yellow.

Weak Spleen Qi: manifested by white or yellow mucus, sticky and abundant, without odor, severe nasal congestion, poor sense of smell, reddish and swollen nasal mucosa, fatigue and weakness in limbs, sallow complexion, poor appetite, abdominal distension and loose stools. The tongue is pale with a thin white coating.

Lung Qi deficiency and cold: manifested by excessive, sticky, white nasal discharge without odor, nasal congestion that may be mild or severe, not healed over time, aggravated by wind and cold, spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, shortness of breath and fatigue. The tongue is pale with a thin white coating.

Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses rhinitis and divides it into five types of treatment, getting rid of nasal congestion and headaches, and never having rhinitis again!

There is a method for treating rhinitis that is different from Western medicine. It is a purely herbal prescription in traditional Chinese medicine, and its name is Hu Cangzi Qingtou Method. So is this method reliable? Is it effective? In the Compendium of Materia Medica, it is mentioned that: "Hu Cangzi's clearing method reaches the head and cures top pain and eye diseases, clears the nose and removes deflated flesh; it reaches the lung meridian and cures sneezing, phlegm and malaria, and disperses sores and swellings; its effect of removing cataracts is particularly miraculous."

"Si Sheng Ben Cao" also explains these methods: "Open up nasal air, benefit the nine orifices, and spit out wind and phlegm." So how should we do it? The method is actually simple and difficult, it depends on the individual, as follows:

Traditional Chinese medicine diagnoses rhinitis and divides it into five types of treatment, getting rid of nasal congestion and headaches, and never having rhinitis again!

100 grams of Hu Cangzi, 50 grams of Sichuan Angelica, 30 grams each of honeysuckle, magnolia flower, licorice, goose not eating grass, wild chrysanthemum, mint and other herbal medicines, also need to be crushed. You can use special Chinese medicine instruments to crush them. One pound of sesame oil, put them all in the sesame oil, soak for 3 days and 3 nights, then put them in a pot and heat until the medicine turns black, remove the medicine, filter it, and bottle it for later use.

Usage: Apply this oil to the nasal cavity every day. Try to apply it deeper and evenly without interruption. It usually starts to take effect in about 7 days, and the effect is obvious in about 15 days. After continuous use for about a month, the symptoms of nasal congestion and headache are basically eliminated. When applying medicated oil into the nasal cavity, try to apply it as deep into the nasal cavity as possible.