TCM treatment of sinusitis

There are many ways to treat sinusitis, but in order to better prevent side effects, traditional Chinese medicine treatment is more effective. Common Chinese medicines include white sedge, yam, poria cocos, angelica dahurica, etc., which can be relieved to a certain extent by decocting them in water.

1. Weak temper

Symptoms: White sticky or yellow and thick nasal discharge, large amount without odor, severe nasal congestion, decreased sense of smell, pale pink or red nasal fascia, and severe swelling. Accompanied by fatigue of limbs, poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, sallow complexion, pale tongue, thin white tongue coating, and slow and weak pulse.

Medication: 10 grams of ginseng, 20 grams of astragalus, 15 grams of atractylodes, 30 grams of yam, 10 grams of lentil, 15 grams of poria, 15 grams of coix seed, 6 grams of amomum, 10 grams of angelica, and 10 grams of magnolia flower. Decoction in water, take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times.

2. Gallbladder stagnation and heat type

Symptoms: Yellow, turbid, sticky, pus-like mucus, large amount, foul smell, poor sense of smell, red and swollen nasal fascia. The headache is severe, with nasal congestion, and obvious tenderness between the eyebrows and cheekbones. Accompanied by fever, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, restless sleep, irritability, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and rapid and stringy pulse.

3. Lung Qi Deficiency and Coldness

Symptoms: White and sticky nasal discharge, nasal congestion that may be severe or mild, decreased sense of smell, reddish swelling of the nasal fascia, enlarged nasal conchae, and nasal congestion and runny nose that worsen when exposed to wind and cold. Accompanied by dizziness, cold body and limbs, shortness of breath, fatigue, cough with sputum, pale tongue, thin white fur, and slow and weak pulse.

Medication: 3 grams of Asarum, 10 grams of Schizonepeta, 10 grams of Ginseng, 10 grams of Magnolia flower, 10 grams of Xanthium sibiricum, 10 grams of Angelica dahurica, 15 grams of Astragalus, 10 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata, and 6 grams of Chuanxiong. Decoction in water, take 1 dose daily, divided into 3 times.