bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage Grind into fine powder, take 6 grams each time, three times a day, mix with scallion and clear tea after meals; alternatively, take one-third of the above dosage, with 5 grams of Mentha leaves, decocted with water twice to be taken in two doses, two doses per day.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Dispersing wind evil, relieving stuffy nose, and stopping headache.
bubble_chart Indications
Sinusitis caused by wind-heat attacking upward, characterized by persistent turbid nasal discharge, frontal headache, nasal congestion, and loss of sense of smell.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
This formula has the effect of dispelling wind and clearing heat, and has certain therapeutic effects on nasal diseases caused by wind-heat. In the formula, Cocklebur Fruit and Magnolia disperse wind pathogens and relieve stuffy nose, serving as the sovereign medicinal; Dahurian Angelica dispels wind, relieves stuffy orifices, disperses wind pathogens in the head and face, and alleviates pain, serving as the minister medicinal; Mentha releases the exterior with its pungent-cool nature, clears and benefits the head and eyes, serving as the assistant medicinal; Fistular Onion Stalk warms and unblocks yang with its pungent-warm nature, and tea leaf clears and benefits the head and eyes, guiding heat downward, serving as the guiding medicinal.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification
- Nasal discharge with turbid mucus.
- Nasal congestion.
- Forehead headache.
- Loss of sense of smell.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- upper energizer with excessive wind-heat: add Chrysanthemum Flower, Lonicera, Forsythia, Skullcap Root.
- lung heat with excess: add Gypsum, Anemarrhena, Heartleaf Houttuynia Herb.
- excessive nasal discharge: add Platycodon Root, Fritillaria Bulb.
- severe wind-cold: add Asarum, Chinese Lovage, Saposhnikovia Root, Notopterygium.
bubble_chart Modern Application
This formula promotes local convergence, anesthesia, and protection of the mucous membrane (especially the nasal mucosa), with anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. It is used for acute and chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, paranasal sinusitis, common cold, nasal congestion, and allergic rhinitis.
