Chinese medicine treatment of allergic rhinitis

There are many types of diseases. When treating diseases, the method must be selected correctly, so that it will be of great help to stabilize the patient's disease. The common method of treating diseases is drugs. Drugs are also divided into two treatment methods: Chinese medicine and Western medicine. When choosing between these two treatment methods, they should be based on the one that suits the patient so that the disease can be improved. How about the Chinese medicine treatment of allergic rhinitis?

When treating allergic rhinitis, the method cannot be chosen arbitrarily, as this will not help stabilize the patient's disease. So many people are not very clear about how to treat allergic rhinitis with traditional Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine treatment of allergic rhinitis:

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 cases of deficiency and cold, use the following: 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 those with spleen deficiency, qi stagnation, phlegm and dampness, choose: Xiangsha Liujunzi Pills (National Code). Ingredients: 24g Guangmuxiang, 24g Xixian Amomum, 60g stir-fried Codonopsis, 60g stir-fried Atractylodes, 60g Poria, 30g roasted Licorice, 30g stir-fried Phellodendron, 60g processed Pinellia, grind them into fine powder. Use 30g each of ginger and jujube, decocted in water to make pills as big as mung beans, about 300g in total. 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)

Through the above introduction, we have a good understanding of how to treat allergic rhinitis with traditional Chinese medicine. When treating this type of disease, you can choose the above treatment methods. However, it should be noted that when treating this type of disease, the method selected must be carried out for a long time so that the disease can be improved.