Patient's question:
Every year from August to September, I suffer from rhinitis. In the morning or at night when it's a bit cool and the wind blows, I sneeze, have a runny nose, and tearful eyes.Doctor's answer:
Traditional Chinese Medicine can cure rhinitis, allergic rhinitis, and nasal polyps. The root cause is not in the nose but rather an imbalance of yin and yang in the body, dysfunction of internal organs, and weakened immunity. The body is susceptible to external invasions of wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, leading to pathological changes that affect the nose, pharynx, nasal cavity, frontal sinuses, and brain nerve disorders.1. Weakened Immunity: When the body's immunity is low, internal injuries and external pathogens (wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire) invade, causing fever. Wind and fire combine to form phlegm. Due to functional disorders and lack of timely and proper treatment, phlegm accumulates in the upper nasal cavity and brain, depriving the brain nerves of necessary nutrition and impairing their normal function. This leads to insomnia, severe memory loss, and loss of smell.
2. Colds Causing Lung Fever: Colds cause lung fever, and since the lungs open into the nose, the nose is affected first. Symptoms include nasal congestion, sneezing, runny nose, headache, and dizziness.
3. Kidney Yin Deficiency: If the liver (Wood) is not nourished by the kidney (Water), it leads to liver fire excess and functional disorders. Qi fails to descend and instead rises, causing phlegm to rise as well. Phlegm cannot descend and instead rises to the nose, resulting in continuous runny nose.
4. Nasal Polyps: Due to long-term stagnation and unresolved heat, nasal polyps may form. Severe cases can block the nasal cavity, forcing patients to breathe through their mouths. Even after surgery, polyps often regrow within decades, making them difficult to cure.
5. Causes of Modern Rhinitis:
- Lack of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment: Using Western medicine and hormones may temporarily relieve fever and cough but fails to expel external pathogens or restore internal organ function. This leaves a risk of rhinitis in weakened patients.
- Lifestyle of Young People: Prioritizing appearance over warmth, frequent colds increase the risk of rhinitis.
- Unstable Work and Living Conditions: Lack of a comfortable environment, high work pressure, and weakened immunity make it harder to recover from colds, increasing the risk of rhinitis.
- Students: Poor self-care, frequent colds, and delayed treatment also raise the risk of rhinitis.
### Usage Instructions for Tianma Rhinitis Pills
Tianma Rhinitis Pills are composed of 28 herbs:
- Chrysanthemum, Bupleurum, Prunella, Schizonepeta, Angelica Sinensis, Phloem of Psoralea, Rehmannia, Horn of Saiga, Silver Flower, Fritillaria, Leonurus, Alisma, Polygonum, Magnolia, Citrus, Lindera, Saposhnikovia, Astragalus, etc.
Herbal Functions:
- Chrysanthemum, Bupleurum, Prunella, Schizonepeta, Angelica Sinensis: Relieve headwind and expel wind-cold trapped in the skin, nasal cavity, and brain through sweat glands.
- Phloem of Psoralea, Rehmannia: Nourish kidney yin. When kidney water is abundant, the five internal organs are moisturized, and internal heat dissipates. The pathways for phlegm discharge become moist, allowing phlegm to flow naturally from the upper, middle, and lower Jiao.
- Horn of Saiga, Silver Flower: Calm liver fire and clear lung heat. With lung heat resolved, nasal passages clear naturally.
- Fritillaria, Leonurus: Transform old and new phlegm from the five internal organs.
- Alisma: Clear and resolve phlegm from the three Jiao, allowing it to be expelled through urine and stool.
- Polygonum, Magnolia: Awaken the brain and open the orifices, facilitating the expulsion of wind and phlegm from the upper nasal cavity and brain.
- Citrus, Lindera: Regulate the spleen and stomach, unblock the middle Jiao, aid digestion, and prevent the formation of new phlegm.
- Saposhnikovia, Astragalus: Strengthen the body and prevent colds.
Through this comprehensive treatment, yin and yang balance, vital qi dominates, pathogens are expelled, internal organs function normally, and all symptoms of rhinitis, sinusitis, and frontal sinusitis improve simultaneously, leading to recovery. The body is strengthened, preventing recurrence, and patients regain a normal, happy life.
Dosage: Three times a day, 25 pills each time after meals. Children may take a reduced dose.
Precautions: Avoid spicy foods, grilled chicken, duck, lamb, and other excessively hot foods. After symptoms subside, appropriate consolidation treatment prevents recurrence.
Polyp Treatment: For patients with polyps, use Polyp Eliminating Balm twice daily for 7–15 days for recovery and prevention of recurrence.
### Types of Rhinitis
1. Excess Heat Type (about 90% of cases):
- Causes: Body tendency to heat or kidney yin deficiency, weakened immunity. During colds, lung heat rises to the nose, turns into fire, consumes fluids, and blocks nasal passages, causing congestion and brain hypoxia. Symptoms include red tongue, yellow coating, rapid pulse, headache, dizziness, alternating nasal congestion, red nasal turbinates, insomnia, purulent or mucopurulent nasal discharge (yellow or yellow-green, sometimes white), varying in amount, often flowing to the throat. Unilateral or foul-smelling discharge. Memory loss.
- Other Symptoms: Due to purulent discharge and mouth breathing, chronic pharyngitis may occur (e.g., excessive phlegm, foreign body sensation, sore throat). If the eustachian tube is affected, tinnitus or deafness may arise. Poor ventilation and frequent nasal discharge can lead to personality defects, memory loss, and low intelligence. Colds worsen with spicy foods, and nose discharge increases immediately after eating hot meals.
2. Deficiency Cold Type (about 10% of cases):
- Causes: Cold constitution, wind-cold invasion, and phlegm blocking nasal passages.
- Symptoms: Pale tongue, weak and slow pulse, nasal congestion, clear discharge, headache, memory loss. Improper treatment can lead to decades of unresolved rhinitis. Spicy foods may temporarily relieve symptoms.
3. Nasal Polyp Type (about 15% of cases):
- Causes: Long-term stagnation and unresolved heat lead to polyps. Severe cases block nasal passages, forcing mouth breathing. Surgery often leads to rapid regrowth, making it difficult to cure for decades.
### Prevention of Rhinitis
- Pay attention to seasonal and weather changes; change clothes promptly.
- Use traditional Chinese medicine for colds. Those without access should take Bupleurum Oral Liquid as a substitute to expel external pathogens and achieve ideal prevention.!!!