TCM treatment of rhinitis

Having rhinitis is really uncomfortable. After suffering from rhinitis, many patients feel like they have a cold when speaking, and they always sneeze and have a runny nose, but the condition does not improve no matter how much medicine they take. Moreover, according to different situations, rhinitis patients are divided into many categories. Some people may not have had rhinitis before, but if family members have asthma or drug allergies, they may inherit rhinitis. Some people are allergic to pollen and will experience symptoms of rhinitis every spring when the flowers bloom.

Many patients have seen doctors and tried many medicines to treat rhinitis, but they cannot get a cure and can only relieve the symptoms. Many people would think of using traditional Chinese medicine to treat rhinitis. Because in the past when there was no Western medicine, many people's diseases were cured by relying on traditional Chinese medicine. Let's take a look at the methods used for rhinitis caused by different reasons.

1. Lung Qi deficiency and coldness, weak defense surface

Main symptoms: paroxysmal nasal congestion, itchy nose, frequent sneezing, clear watery nasal discharge, decreased sense of smell, more likely to occur in the morning and evening, fear of wind and cold, flare-ups when exposed to wind (cold), easy to catch a cold; shortness of breath, laziness to speak, low and timid voice, spontaneous sweating, pale complexion, cough with thin sputum or weak cough and wheezing. The tongue is pale, the tongue coating is thin white, and the pulse is thready and weak. Examination showed that the inferior turbinate was enlarged and smooth, the nasal mucosa was pale or grayish white and edematous, and watery secretions were visible in the nasal passages.

Treatment method: Nourish the lung qi, consolidate the exterior and protect the body, warm the lungs and dispel cold.

Prescription: For patients with qi deficiency, choose: Yupingfeng Powder with modifications: 10 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 30 grams of Astragalus membranaceus (roasted with honey), and 15 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala. If the nose itches like ants crawling, add silkworm pupae and cicada shells; if there is sneezing, clear nasal discharge, and timid voice, add ginseng, poria cocos, and yam; if the waist and knees are weak, add wolfberry and processed Polygonum multiflorum; if there is fear of wind and cold, and clear nasal discharge like water, add cinnamon twigs, dried ginger, jujube, etc.

Or Yupingfeng powder combined with Xanthium sibiricum: Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Nepeta tenuifolia, Xanthium sibiricum, Magnolia officinalis, Angelica dahurica, Asarum, Mint, Forsythia suspensa, Douchi, Roasted Licorice, Ginger

For patients with deficiency and cold, choose: Wenfei Guizhi Decoction (Yichun Shengyi, Volume 4): cinnamon twig, angelica, poria, agarwood, perilla seed, tangerine peel, pinellia, trichosanthes fruit, mulberry bark.

2. Weak spleen and insufficient transformation

Main symptoms: Severe nasal congestion and distension, thin and clear nasal discharge, blocked and dripping nasal discharge, and dull sense of smell. Nasal congestion, itchy nose, continuous clear nasal discharge, sudden sneezing, sallow complexion, weight loss, poor appetite, abdominal distension and loose stools, fatigue and weakness in the limbs, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, pale and fat tongue with teeth marks on the edges, thin white or greasy tongue coating, and a thready and feeble pulse. Examination showed that the inferior turbinate was enlarged and smooth, the mucosa was pale or grayish white, and there was watery secretion. (Allergic rhinitis in children often manifests as deficiency of the lung and spleen)

Treatment: replenishing qi and strengthening the spleen, warming and regulating the middle yang

Prescription: You can choose Buzhong Yiqi Decoction from Volume 2 of "Spleen and Stomach Theory".

Ingredients: Astragalus, ginseng, Atractylodes, licorice, Chinese angelica, tangerine peel, Cimicifuga, Bupleurum, ginger, and jujube. If you have abdominal distension, loose stools, clear nasal discharge like water, and dripping, you can add yam, dried ginger, and Amomum villosum. If you are afraid of wind and cold, and sneeze frequently when it is cold, you can add Saposhnikovia divaricata, cinnamon twig, etc.; if you have cold limbs, fear of cold and low back pain, you can add cinnamon, aconite, and wolfberry.

Lung and spleen deficiency, water and dampness in the nose. Use: Shenling Baizhu Tongqiao Decoction (Taiping Huimin Hejijufang): 12g each of Codonopsis pilosula, Poria cocos, and Alisma orientalis, 9g each of Coix seeds, white lentils, Atractylodes macrocephala, safflower, and Acorus calamus, 6g each of dried tangerine peel, Akebia trifoliata, and wick. Decoction in water

For spleen deficiency, qi stagnation, phlegm and dampness, choose:

Xiangsha Liujunzi Pills "National Code" composition: 24 grams of Guangmuxiang 24 grams of Amomum villosum, 60 grams of stir-fried Codonopsis pilosula, 60 grams of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, 60 grams of Poria cocos, 30 grams of roasted Licorice root, 30 grams of stir-fried Cortex Phellodendri, and 60 grams of processed Pinellia ternata. Grind them into fine powder. Use 30 grams each of ginger and jujube for each ingredient, boil the soup and use it instead of water to make pills as big as mung beans, about 300 grams of pills. Take 6 grams twice a day, swallow with warm water after meals. Note: It is commonly used for epigastric distension and pain caused by chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers.

For patients with spleen and stomach deficiency and coldness, you can also choose: Lizhong Decoction or Xiaojianzhong Decoction.

Lizhong Decoction: ginseng, white atractylodes, roasted licorice, dried ginger

Xiao Jianzhong Decoction: maltose (30g), cinnamon twig (9g), peony root (18g), ginger (9g), jujube (6 pieces), roasted licorice root (6g)

The above are the relevant treatments provided for everyone. If you want to use Chinese medicine to cure your rhinitis, it is best to go to a Chinese medicine doctor for examination first and let the Chinese medicine doctor prescribe medicine for you. However, Chinese medicine has a long course of treatment and takes a long time to take effect, but it can cure the root cause. If you want to completely get rid of the trouble of rhinitis, persistence is the key. Only after persisting in using it for several courses of treatment can the root cause of the disease be completely eliminated.