How to treat nasal drip with traditional Chinese medicine?

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment for nasal drip is actually the treatment of rhinitis, which is a more professional statement. Rhinitis is a relatively difficult disease to treat, and it can only be completely cured by relying mainly on care and conditioning. During the treatment of rhinitis, relevant nursing work also needs to be done, such as hygiene work, dietary care, etc. These factors will directly affect whether the disease will occur.

Clinically, it is often divided into lung and spleen qi deficiency type and qi stagnation and blood stasis type according to symptoms.

Main symptoms of lung and spleen qi deficiency type: nasal congestion that varies from mild to severe, clear and thin nasal discharge, aggravated by cold, decreased sense of smell, headache, and dizziness. Examination revealed pale swelling in the nose. People with lung qi deficiency also have cough with thin sputum, pale complexion, pale tongue with white coating, and slow or deep and thin pulse. People with spleen deficiency also have poor appetite, fatigue, pale tongue, white or thick tongue coating, and a weak pulse.

The main symptoms of Qi stagnation and blood stasis type: prolonged nasal congestion, excessive nasal discharge, sticky yellow or white discharge, dull sense of smell, and mulberry-like swelling in the nose upon examination. Accompanied by cough with abundant sputum, heavy and hoarse voice, dark red tongue with ecchymosis, and thin and stringy or rapid and astringent pulse.

Chinese medicine for rhinitis

Chinese medicine prescriptions for rhinitis:

Prescription 1

30g Angelica dahurica, 15g mint and magnolia, 7.5g fried Xanthium sibiricum

Preparation and usage: Grind into fine powder. Take 6 grams each time, with onion soup or cold boiled water before meals.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis

Prescription 2

90-120g fresh wolfberry root, 9-12g licorice root

Preparation and usage: Decoction in water. Drink as tea for 1 month.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis

Prescription 3

20g each of dragon bone powder and angelica powder, 30g of magnolia pollen, 3-5g of borneol, 80mg of chlorphenamine

Preparation and usage: Grind into fine powder and bottle for later use. When using, first clean the nasal cavity with boric acid powder, then use a sterilized cotton ball dipped in the powder to apply to the affected part of the nasal cavity, 2-3 times a day, and stop taking the medicine after recovery.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis

Prescription 4

10g each of Nepeta, Lilium, Astragalus, Millettia reticulata, Xanthium sibiricum, 6g of Magnolia officinalis, 3g of Asarum

Preparation and usage: Decoction in water.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis

Prescription 5

10g each of perilla leaves, scallion and ginger

Preparation and usage: Decoction in water.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis

Prescription 6

Loofah root and lean pork

Preparation and usage: Grind the dried loofah roots into powder, mix with lean pork, and make meatballs into cooked meat. Take it for half a month to see the effect.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis

Prescription 7

12g each of mulberry leaf and Radix Yuanshen, 10g each of chrysanthemum, platycodon and magnolia, 6g each of scutellaria and almond, 20g of gypsum

Preparation and usage: Decoction in water.

Indications: Chronic rhinitis