NASAL DRYNESS

Clinical Manifestations
  • Dry cough with little or no sputum
  • Sputum is difficult to expectorate
  • Maybe hemoptysis
  • Cough may cause chest pain
  • Dry or sore throat
  • Hoarse voice
  • Dry lips and mouth
  • Thirst
  • Dryness in nose
  • Epistaxis
  • Chills and fever
  • Headache
  • Anhidrosis
  • Dry skin and hair
  • Constipation
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin, white and dry
  • P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Clear the Lungs
  • Moisten Dryness
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Fever and chills
  • Maybe fever only
  • Achiness
  • Anhidrosis
  • Headache
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Edema
  • Thirst
  • Restlessness
  • Irritability
  • Fidgeting
  • Constipation
  • Sometimes dry achy eyes
  • T: Normal or red
  • C: Yellow or white
  • P: Floating and tight or Rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Expel Wind
  • Disperse Cold
  • Cool Heat
Herb Formulas
  • Cang Er Zi San
  • Da Qing Long Tang
    If there is a feeble, weak pulse, perspiration and mild chills, do not use Da Qing Long Tang. It may cause cold extremities and muscle spasms.
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Cough with thick sticky, yellow sputum
  • Sore, red, swollen throat
  • Thirst, with a desire to drink cold liquids
  • Runny or blocked nose with thick yellow discharge
  • Fever with perspiration
  • Slight chills
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Headache
  • Maybe dyspnea with flared nostrils
  • Maybe chest pain
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Superficial and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Cleanse the Lungs
  • Clear Heat
  • Expel Wind
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Dryness in the nose
  • Nasal congestion
  • Itchy nose
  • Possible decreased sense of smell
  • Dry cough with little, sticky or no Phlegm
  • Thirst with dry lips
  • Fever
  • Headache
  • General malaise
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin and dry
  • P: Superficial, thin and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear the Lungs
  • Moisten Dryness
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Dry, hacking cough or
  • Cough with thick, sticky, hard to expectorate sputum
  • Dry skin
  • Dry nose
  • Dry painful throat
  • Thirst
  • Little or no sweat
  • Fever and chills with more fever than chills
  • T: Red, dry
  • C: Thin white
  • P: Floating and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Clear Heat
  • Moisten Dryness
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • High fever, worse at night
  • Insomnia
  • Irritability
  • Mild thirst - no desire to drink
  • Mental disturbance
  • Speech disturbance
  • Rashes (red, dry, painful)
  • Thirst
  • Constipation
  • Dry throat
  • Dry nose
  • T: Deep red, dry and thin
  • C: None or Yellow and dry
  • P: Thready and slightly rapid or Weak and forceless or Deep and forceless
Treatment Principle
  • Reduce Heat in Ying
  • Detoxify
  • Moisten Dryness
  • Generates Fluids
  • Unblocks the bowels
  • Nourishes Yin
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Scant, white Phlegm or Phlegm like grains of rice that are difficult to expectorate
  • A white withered complexion
  • Parched skin
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry tongue
  • Dry throat
  • Dry nose
  • Dry cough
  • Hasty panting
  • The Phlegm may be Blood flecked
  • T: Dry
  • C: Thin and dry
  • P: Thready and maybe rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Moisten Dryness
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Dry nostrils
  • Burning pain in the nose
  • Slight itching in the nose
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry throat
  • Cough with scant Phlegm
  • Severe cases:
    Fever
    Headache
    General malaise
    Dry stools
    Dark-colored urine
  • Red swelling or erosion in the nostrils
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Wiry or Rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Disperse the Lungs
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Dryness in the nose and throat
  • Reduced nasal mucus
  • Cough with sticky Phlegm
  • Itchy throat
  • Tidal fever
  • Night sweats
  • Five Sole Heat
  • T: Red
  • C: Dry
  • P: Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish Yin
  • Moisten Dryness
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Dryness and itching in the nose
  • Scabs on the nasal mucosa
  • A drained, white facial complexion
  • Lassitude
  • Lack of strength
  • Shortness of breath
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Abdominal distention
  • Torpid intake
  • Loose stools
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin
  • P: Fine and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Supplement the Center
  • Tonify the Qi
  • Strengthen the Spleen
  • Strengthen the Lungs
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Unproductive cough or
  • Scanty, sticky phlegm or
  • Sometimes blood-streaked sputum
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry throat
  • Low back and knees sore and weak
  • "Steaming Bone" tidal fever
  • Night sweats
  • Malar flush
  • Maybe hoarse voice
  • Maybe pain in shin, foot, and heel
  • Men: Spermatorrhea
  • Women: Irregular menses
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Nourish and Reinforce Lung and Kidney Yin
Herb Formulas
Points
Clinical Manifestations
  • Dryness with burning pain in the nose
  • Possible epistaxis
  • Dry mouth and throat
  • Thirst with a desire for cold drinks
  • Swift digestion with rapid hungering
  • Acid regurgitation
  • Bad breath
  • Clamoring Stomach
  • Constipation with dry stools
  • Short voiding of dark urine
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear and drain Stomach Heat
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