ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes
  • Tends to occur at the same time each year

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Nasal discharge
  • Sneezing
  • Itching eyes and nose
  • Red, swollen conjunctiva
  • Edema and vasodiation of the nasal mucus membrane
  • Maybe nasal obstruction
  • Nasal congestion
Treatment Principle
  • Release the exterior
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Copious, clear or white watery nasal discharge
  • Discomfort and stuffiness in the nose and sinus region
  • Reduction or loss of sense of smell
  • Frontal, maxillary or occipital headache
  • Sneezing
  • Itching eyes and nose and throat
  • Irritated, watery eyes
  • Absence of sweat
  • Maybe headache
  • Maybe cough
  • Pale, baggy mucus membranes
  • Red, swollen conjunctiva
  • Edema and vasodiation of the nasal mucus membrane
  • Maybe nasal polyps
  • Maybe nasal obstruction
  • Severe chills
  • Mild or no fever
  • Generalized discomfort
  • Stiff neck and shoulders
  • Body aches
  • Joint ache
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Hiccups
  • Anhidrosis
  • Gasping
  • Stabbing joint pain
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Maybe low back pain
  • Maybe frozen shoulder
  • Maybe dyspnea
  • Maybe epistaxis (severe)
  • Dizziness
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Maybe blood-shot eyes
  • Maybe dry nose
  • Maybe bitter taste in mouth
  • Maybe insomnia
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin, white
  • P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Resolve the Exterior with with Warm Acrid ingredients
  • Disperse Wind
  • Alleviate pain
  • Unblock the nose
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Chills and fever
  • Runny nose
  • Achiness
  • Stiff neck and shoulders
  • Anhidrosis
  • Headache
  • Stabbing joint pain
  • Itchy throat
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Maybe frozen shoulder
  • The Tai Yang symptoms remain for 2-3 days
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • May have vomiting immediately after drinking
  • Difficult urination
  • May have upper body edema
  • TC: White
  • P: Floating and slippery
Treatment Principle
  • Promote urination
  • Dispel Dampness
  • Expel Wind
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Copious, purulent, foul nasal discharge
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Dizziness
  • Frontal or temporal headache
  • Fever
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Muscle ache
  • Blood-shot eyes
  • Dry nose
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Insomnia
  • T: Normal or thin white
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Floating and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Alleviate pain
  • Unblock the nose
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Copious, purulent, foul nasal discharge
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Dizziness
  • Frontal or temporal headache
  • Fever
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Muscle ache
  • Blood-shot eyes
  • Dry nose
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Insomnia
  • T: Normal or thin white
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Floating and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Alleviate pain
  • Unblock the nose
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Copious, purulent, foul nasal discharge
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Dizziness
  • Frontal or temporal headache
  • Fever
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Muscle ache
  • Blood-shot eyes
  • Dry nose
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Insomnia
  • T: Normal or thin white
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Floating and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Alleviate pain
  • Unblock the nose
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Sensation of extreme cold
  • Severe chills
  • Chills are not relieved by clothing or covers
  • Slight fever
  • Anhidrosis
  • Exhaustion
  • Almost constant desire to sleep
  • Pale face
  • Cold extremities
  • Headache
  • Cough
  • Pain penetrating to the back
  • Toothache
  • Sore throat
  • Raspy voice
  • Edema due to Wei Qi Stagnation
  • Chronic wheezing
  • T: Pale and swollen
  • C: White and slippery
  • P: Deep and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind-Cold
  • Replenish Yang
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes
  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking
  • Chills and fever or
  • Fever with no thirst
  • Achiness
  • Stiff neck and shoulders
  • Anhidrosis
  • Headache
  • Stabbing joint pain
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to cold
  • Maybe frozen shoulder
  • Dyspnea
  • Shortness of breath
  • Mild or severe gasping
  • Hiccups
  • Fullness in chest
  • Vomiting
  • Heaviness of the body
  • Edema
  • Dysuria
  • Maybe thirst
  • Maybe diarrhea
  • Maybe scanty urine
  • Maybe lower abdominal fullness
  • T: Normal
  • C: Greasy, white
  • P: Floating and slippery or Tight
Treatment Principle
  • Relieve the Exterior
  • Expel Cold
  • Disperse the Lungs
  • Stop Asthma
  • Expel Water or Phlegm
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Nasal obstruction caused by Damp-Heat
  • Stuffy nose
  • Yellow and sticky nasal discharge
  • Sneezing
  • Headache
  • Itchy nose and throat
  • Decreased sense of smell
  • Decreased energy
  • Fatigue
Treatment Principle
  • Release the Exterior
  • Clear Heat
  • Resolve toxicity
  • Unblock the nasal passages
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking

Symptoms of Tai Yang Zhong Feng:

  • Fever and chills unrelieved by sweating
  • Headache
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Decreased body resistance
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Nasal congestion
  • No thirst
  • Dry heaves
  • Stiff neck
  • T: Normal
  • C: White and moist
  • P: Floating and moderate or Floating and weak or slow
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Release Wind-Cold from the muscle layer
  • Regulate and harmonize the Ying and Wei
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking

Symptoms of Shao Yang Syndrome:

  • Alternating chills and fever
  • Dry throat
  • Bitter or sour taste in the mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Sensation of fullness in the chest and hypochondrium
  • Irritability
  • Heartburn
  • Chest distention
  • Difficulty taking deep breaths
  • Hardness beneath the Heart
  • Stress
  • Hypochondriac pain with pressure
  • Being downcast with no desire to eat
  • Anorexia
  • Vertigo
  • May be palpitations
  • Dysphoria
  • Retching
  • Abdominal pain
  • Stomach ache
  • Reduced appetite
  • Subcostal bloating
  • Depression
  • Amenorrhea
  • Tendency to diarrhea
  • Nervousness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • May be urinary dysfunction
  • Restlessness
  • Sometimes fatigue
  • Nausea/vomiting (occasional)
  • Headaches (side of head)
  • Rib pain
  • Achiness
  • Ear infection
  • Hearing difficulty
  • Red eyes
  • Stiff shoulders
  • Throat pain
  • Hip pain
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Wiry
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Harmonize and release Shao Yang Stage disorders
  • Relieve the Liver
  • Harmonize the Liver and Spleen
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Joint pain with a crackling sensation
  • Epigastric pain
  • Fatigue
  • Gastrointestinal weakness
  • Headache
  • Heaviness in the head
  • Fever
  • Moderately severe chills
  • Distension beneath the Heart
  • Periumbilical or lower abdominal pain
  • Tenseness around the pubic bone
  • Subcostal pain
  • Epigastric fullness
  • Nausea
  • Mild vomiting
  • Mild thoraco-costal discomfort
  • Costal distress
  • Tension in the rectus abdominus
  • Chest distension
  • Abdominal pain
  • Abdominal distension
  • Constipation
  • Irritability
  • Insomnia
  • Repeated loss of spinal alignment due to muscular tension
  • P: Floating and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Release the Exterior and muscle layer
  • Harmonize and releases the Shao-Yang
  • Harmonize the Liver, Spleen and Intestines
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Long standing cold hands and feet that are cold to the touch and feel cold to the patient
  • Maybe lumbago and leg pain
  • Abdominal pain and distention
  • Midline pain
  • Uterine pain
  • Chills
  • Diarrhea
  • Menstrual abdominal pain
  • Maybe chest pain
  • Increased sweating, particularly of the feet
  • Increased salivation
  • Spasm and pain of the limbs
  • Scanty urination
  • Pain at the waist, hips, legs and feet
  • Sciatica
  • Joint pain
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Abdominal Cold
  • Migraine headache
  • Vaginal discharge
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Deep and thready (may be almost imperceptible).
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the channels
  • Disperse Cold
  • Nourish the Blood
  • Unblock the Blood vessels
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Fever and chills (chills predominant)
  • Anhidrosis
  • Cough
  • Wheezing (asthma)
  • Copious, white, stringy, difficult to expectorate sputum
  • Stifling sensation in the chest
  • Lacrimation
  • General heaviness (especially upper body)
  • General body aches
  • No thirst
  • Floating edema (severe)
  • Considerable difficulty breathing while lying down (severe)
  • Intolerance of Cold
  • Periorbital edema
  • Dyspnea
  • Chest distention
  • Dry heaves
  • Decreased urine
  • Subcardiac edema
  • Stridor
  • Occasional chills on the back
  • Hiccups
  • Retching
  • Dysphagia
  • Diarrhea
  • Dysuria
  • Flushed face
  • Dizziness
  • Inflammation of the tear ducts
  • T: Pink
  • C: Moist or White and greasy
  • P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Release the Exterior
  • Transform congested (Phlegm) Fluids
  • Warm the Lungs
  • Descend Qi
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Sudden collapse
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Clenched jaws
  • Fullness, extreme pain, and a cold sensation in the chest and abdomen
  • Purple or blue lips
  • Sudden loss of consciousness
  • Coma
  • An urge to vomit and defecate without doing either
  • Abdominal pain with chest distention
  • Mental upset
  • Paraphasia
  • Diarrhea
  • Vomiting
  • Excessive mucus and saliva
  • Breath cold
  • Pale complexion
  • Cold extremities
  • Staring eyes
  • T Pale
  • C: White and slippery or greasy
  • P: Deep and slippery or Deep, excess and slow or Wiry, tight and Excess
Treatment Principle
  • Warms and Aromatically Opens the Orifices
  • Moves Qi
  • Expels dirt
  • Transforms turbidity
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes
  • Pale face

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking
  • Possible chilled extremities

Symptoms of Wei Qi Deficiency:

  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Dislike of speaking
  • Lassitude
  • All worse on exertion
  • Catch cold easily
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • T: Pale (maybe thick)
  • P: Empty or Thin and and soft
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Strengthen and harmonize the Ying and Wei
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Chronic variable and intermittent nasal and sinus congestion or
  • Chronic discharge of copious thin white or sticky mucus which does not smell (even though the patient may perceive it to)
  • The discharge is aggravated to exposure to Wind and Cold
  • It may be worse when lying down or at night and better during the day
  • Pale, swollen mucous membranes
  • Variable and transient sense of smell or
  • Permanent loss of sense of smell
  • Dull or thick headache with dizziness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Soft voice or
  • Reluctance to speak
  • Fatigue
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Waxy, pale complexion
  • Weak cough with thin white sputum
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Weak and forceless
Treatment Principle
  • Tonify and warm Lung Qi
  • Disperse Cold
  • Open the nose
Herb Formulas
  • Bu Fei Tang
  • Wen Fei Zhi Liu Dan modified
  • Medicated Oil #1
  • For a patient with pre-existing Lung Qi Deficiency who contracts a Wind-Cold:
      To Expel Wind and Cold: Ma Huang Tang
      
    To Support Qi: Shen Su Yin
  • For a patient with Lung Qi Deficiency who suddenly has a worsening of the congestion or the primary formula fails: Wen Fei Tang(short time)
  • Patent Medicines:
      Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan
      Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
      Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking

Symptoms of Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency:

  • Sallow complexion
  • Fatigue
  • Anorexia
  • Four limbs feel tired and heavy
  • Abdominal and epigastric distention after eating
  • Maybe acid regurgitation or vomiting
  • Loose stools
  • Shortness of breath
  • Epigastric fullness and distention
  • No desire for food and drink
  • Frequent belching
  • Borborygmus
  • Loss of sensation of taste
  • Urine clear and abundant
  • T: Pale and flabby - may have teeth marks
  • C: Thin and white
  • P:Even, forceless and Deficient
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Strengthen Qi
  • Invigorate the Spleen and Stomach
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Continuous cramping pain in the abdomen
  • Pain is not severe
  • Pain is relieved by pressure
  • Edema of the feet
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Slight edema (primarily of the lower limbs)
  • Symptoms generally occur during pregnancy
  • Pale face
  • Fatigue
  • Heaviness of head
  • Lassitude
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Lumbago
  • Edema
  • Abdominal pain with edema during pregnancy due to Blood Deficiency and abnormal water circulation
  • Oliguria
  • Palpitations
  • Cold feet
  • Extreme coldness of the hands and feet
  • Vertigo
  • Weakness and numbness of lower back and legs during pregnancy or postpartum
  • Mal position of the fetus
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Right upper quadrant pain
  • Hepatomegaly
  • Anemia
  • Lack of energy
  • Sore back
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • T: Pale or pink maybe petechiae on margin
  • C: Thin or Greasy white
  • P: Deep and weak or Soft, floating, small and slow or Wiry and small or Wiry and rough
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Liver Blood
  • Soften the Liver
  • Spread Liver Qi
  • Strengthen the Spleen
  • Resolve Dampness
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Abdominal distention and pain
  • Gas
  • Borborygmus
  • Diarrhea
  • Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Women:
    Irregular menses
    Dysmenorrhea
    Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • T: Pink
  • C: White and greasy
  • P: Slippery and wiry
Treatment Principle
  • Soothe the Liver
  • Invigorate the Spleen
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Enduring long-term clear nasal discharge
  • Nasal itching
  • Frequent sneezing
  • White, swollen nasal mucosa
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold, especially in the upper back
  • Cold limbs
  • A pale complexion
  • Devitalized Shen
  • Low back and knee soreness and weakness
  • Clear, long voidings of urine
  • Seminal emission
  • Nocturnal polyuria
  • T: Pale
  • C:White
  • P: deep thready and weak
  • Note: this pattern is most often seen in children whose Kidneys have not yet completely developed. Often Spleen Deficiency complicates the pattern.
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the Kidneys
  • Tonify the Lungs
Herb Formulas
Points
  • Moxa and needle DU-23, LI-20, UB-13, UB-23, KI-3
    For concurrent Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency: Omit moxa on UB-23, remove KI-3, Add KI-7
    For concurrent Kidney Kidney Qi Deficiency: REN-6, KI-3
    For concurrent Blood Deficiency and/or Blood Stasis: SP-6
    For concurrent Liver Stagnation: LIV-3
    For profuse Phlegm: ST-40
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking
  • Abdominal pain
  • Mild inflammation
  • Small amounts of pus and discharge
  • Abscesses
  • Ulcerations
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Tonify Qi and Blood
  • Warm and strengthen the Middle Jiao
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Cold extremities
  • No thirst
  • Dry throat
  • Excessive salivation with spitting up of clear Fluids
  • No coughing
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • A bland taste in the mouth
  • Cold breath
  • Frequent, clear urination
  • Irritability
  • Dizziness
  • Frequent urination
  • Cold limbs
  • A pale complexion
  • Abdominal pain which is alleviated by warmth and pressure and aggravated by Cold
  • T: Pale and moist
  • C: None
  • P: Frail or Deep and slow or Wiry and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Warm the Lungs
  • Strengthen the Stomach
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Nasal congestion and pain
  • Persistent copious nasal discharge
  • Loss of sense of smell
  • Runny nose
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Pale, lusterless complexion
  • Pale nails
  • Pale lips
  • Generalized muscle tension
  • Irregular menstruation with little flow
  • Light menses or amenorrhea
  • Periumbilical pain
  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Blurred or failing vision
  • Spots before eyes
  • Insomnia
  • Spotting of pale Blood
  • Postpartum uterine bleeding
  • Maybe five sole heat
  • Delayed menstruation
  • Palpitations
  • Dizziness
  • Dry eyes
  • Dry skin
  • Maybe leukorrhea
  • Maybe fever
  • Firm, painful abdomen
  • Sporadic fever and chills
  • Menorrhagia
  • Hard abdominal masses with recurrent pain
  • Unstable fetus with bleeding
  • Chills and fever
  • Palpitations
  • Irritability
  • Anxiety
  • Easily startled
  • Insomnia
  • Much dreaming
  • Poor memory
  • Dizziness
  • Pale face and lips
  • Pale nail beds
  • Frightens easily
  • Insomnia with much dreaming
  • Tinnitus
  • Numbness of limbs
  • T: Normal or Pale
  • C: Normal
  • P: Floating or Thready and wiry or Thready and choppy or Thready and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish the Blood
  • Regulate the Liver
  • Calm the Shen
  • Improve Blood circulation
  • Expel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking

Symptoms of Blood Deficiency include:

  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Pale lips
  • May be amenorrhea
  • Insomnia
Symptoms of Blood Stagnation include:
  • Copious bleeding of dark purple blood
  • The blood is sticky during menstruation
  • May or may not have clots
  • Menstrual cycle is shortened (early menstruation)
  • Palpitations
  • Fixed lower abdominal pain
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Menstruation may also be accompanied by distention and pain
  • T: Pale
  • C: Normal
  • P: Thin and weak or Thin and choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Expel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Tonify and Invigorate the Blood
  • Regulate Blood Circulation
  • Breaks up Stagnation
  • Eliminate Blood Stagnation
  • Regulate menstruation
  • Alleviate pain
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Nasal congestion and pain
  • Persistent copious nasal discharge
  • Loss of sense of smell
  • Runny nose
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Blurred vision
  • Pale lips
  • May be amenorrhea
  • Insomnia
  • Long standing cold hands and feet that are cold to the touch and feel cold to the patient
  • Maybe lumbago and leg pain
  • Abdominal pain and distention
  • Midline pain
  • Uterine pain
  • Chills
  • Diarrhea
  • Menstrual abdominal pain
  • Maybe chest pain
  • Increased sweating, particularly of the feet
  • Increased salivation
  • Spasm and pain of the limbs
  • Scanty urination
  • Pain at the waist, hips, legs and feet
  • Sciatica
  • Joint pain
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Abdominal Cold
  • Migraine headache
  • Vaginal discharge
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Floating and tight or Deep and thready
Treatment Principle
  • Expel Wind
  • Unblock the nose
  • Warm the channels
  • Disperse Cold
  • Nourish the Blood
  • Unblock the Blood vessels
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking

Symptoms of Damp-Heat include:

  • Copious, purulent, foul nasal discharge
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Dizziness
  • Frontal or temporal headache
  • Fever
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Headache
  • Red sore eyes
  • Hearing loss
  • Swelling in the ears
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Irritability
  • Short temper
  • Difficult and painful urination with a heat sensation in the urethra
  • Swollen and itchy genitalia
  • Yellow, foul smelling leukorrhea
  • Short menstrual cycle with reddish-purple blood
  • Ear discharge
  • Yellow urine
  • Chest pain
  • Constipation
  • Turbid urine
  • Dry throat
  • Hematuria
  • Pain in the armpits
  • Sweating in the groin
  • T: Red or Red edges
  • C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy
  • P: Wiry, Excess and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Alleviate pain
  • Unblock the nose
  • Clear Damp-Heat from the San Jiao
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Itchy nose, mouth, eyes, throat, skin, or any area
  • Problems with smell
  • Runny nose
  • Sneezing
  • Tearing eyes

Symptoms that may develop later include:

  • Stuffy nose (nasal congestion)
  • Coughing
  • Clogged ears and decreased sense of smell
  • Sore throat
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Fatigue and irritability
  • Headache
  • Memory problems and slowed thinking

Symptoms of Middle Jiao Deficiency Cold:

  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Shortness of breath
  • Occasional fevers
  • Dyspnea
  • Abdominal pain and spasms due to Cold
  • Pain is better with warmth and pressure
  • Pale face or a sallow, dull complexion
  • Fatigue
  • Fidgeting
  • Lethargy
  • Dry mouth
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Constipation
  • Frequent, clear urination
  • Cold extremities
  • Dry throat
  • Hematemesis
  • Irritability
  • Carbuncles
  • Palpitations
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Fever with a preference for hot drinks
  • Dry skin
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Minute, thready and weak or Deep and slow or Floating, large and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Unblock nose
  • Warm and tonify the Spleen and Stomach
  • Replenish Qi
  • Harmonize the Interior
  • Alleviate pain
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Cold pain in the lower back and body
  • Sciatica
  • Copious urination
  • Extreme heavy sensation in the lower back
  • Absence of thirst
  • T: Pale
  • C: White
  • P: Deep, thready and moderate
Treatment Principle
  • Warm Yang
  • Strengthen the Spleen
  • Dispel Cold
  • Eliminate Dampness
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