Sinusitis Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment

Sinusitis is the name of Western medicine, belongs to the Chinese medicine nasal abyss (mainly manifested as filthy nasal mucus, the amount of wipe unclean) category, mostly for the lack of lung qi, exogenous wind evil, nasal orifice ventilation is out of order. When to tonify lung qi, wind dispersal of evil, declaring the lung to open the orifices for the treatment. According to the different mechanisms of the disease, nasal abyss is clinically categorized into wind-heat syndrome of the lung meridian, depression-heat syndrome of the gallbladder and bowels, damp-heat syndrome of the spleen and stomach, deficiency of lung and spleen qi, and deficiency of spleen qi (spleen qi weakness) syndrome. Lung meridian wind-heat syndrome: at the beginning of the disease, yellow nasal discharge, sticky and abundant, intermittent or persistent nasal congestion, and poor sense of smell. Yin Qiao San can be chosen to remove wind-heat, clear the lung and resolve phlegm. Biliary organs and stagnant heat syndrome: yellow and thick nasal discharge like pus, with fishy odor, loss of sense of smell and nasal congestion. Choose Gentian Diarrhea and Liver Tang to clear away bile heat, promote dampness and clear the nose. Damp-heat in the spleen and stomach: yellowish and turbid snot, heavy and persistent nasal congestion, unable to distinguish smell and odor, dizziness and heaviness. Choose Ganlu Sterilizing Drink to clear heat and dampness, remove turbidity and clear the nose. Lung qi deficiency and cold syndrome: nasal congestion is heavy or light, nasal mucus is sticky and white, nasal congestion is aggravated by wind and cold, nasal mucus is increased, sneezing occurs, sense of smell is reduced. Choose Warm Lung Stop Nasal Disease to warm the lungs, disperse cold and open the orifices. Weakness of Spleen-Qi: white or yellow nasal mucus, excessive amount, loss of sense of smell, heavy nasal congestion, poor appetite and dullness (no appetite, less food), bloating and loose stools (thin and unformed stools). Choose Ginseng Ling and Atractylodes Macrocephalae Powder to invigorate the spleen and promote dampness, and benefit Qi and orifices. Pregnant women should be cautious, avoiding smoking, alcohol, cold and greasy food during the period of taking, and avoiding taking tonic Chinese medicine together. If there are symptoms of nasal abyss, consult a Chinese medicine practitioner for clear identification and treatment, and use the medication under the guidance of the practitioner.