NASAL POLYPS

Clinical Manifestations
  • Headache due to Wind attack
  • Headache in any part of the head
  • Fever and chills
  • Dizziness
  • Nasal congestion
  • Stuffy nose
  • Clear or white nasal discharge
  • Sneezing
  • Body aches
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Vertigo
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Copious sputum
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Superficial
Treatment Principle
  • Dispel Wind
  • Alleviate pain
  • Eliminate polyps
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Facial edema moving to generalized edema
  • Slight fever or fever and chills
  • Thirst
  • Slight but continuous perspiration
  • Sore, heavy limbs
  • Decreased urination
  • Headache
  • Edematous orbits
  • A red, swollen sore throat
  • Weak abdomen
  • Belching
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Bulging eyes
  • Severe cough
  • Weak, aching feet
  • Skin problems
  • T: Normal
  • C: White or Thin white
  • P: Floating or Floating and big
Treatment Principle
  • Promote perspiration
  • Disseminate Lung Qi
  • Clear Heat
  • Move water
  • Suppress asthma
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Down-hanging growths in the nose
  • Difficulty breathing
  • The root of the nose gradually enlarges
  • Severe chills
  • Mild or no fever
  • Headache
  • Generalized discomfort
  • Stiff neck and shoulders
  • Body aches
  • Joint ache
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Hiccups
  • Anhidrosis
  • Gasping
  • Stabbing joint pain
  • Itchy throat
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Maybe low back pain
  • Maybe frozen shoulder
  • Maybe dyspnea
  • Maybe epistaxis
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin, white
  • P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Relieve Exterior
  • Disperse the Lungs
  • Expel Cold
  • Alleviate pain
  • Eliminate polyps
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Down-hanging growths in the nose
  • Purple in color
  • Slightly hard on palpation
  • Difficulty breathing
  • The root of the nose gradually enlarges
  • Thin yellow nasal discharge
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Clear Heat
  • Clear the Lungs
  • Eliminate the polyps
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Down-hanging growths in the nose
  • Purple in color
  • Slightly hard on palpation
  • Difficulty breathing
  • The root of the nose gradually enlarges
  • Thin yellow nasal discharge
  • High fever
  • No chills
  • Aversion to Heat
  • Cough, asthma
  • Restlessness
  • Thirst
  • Dark yellow urine
  • Dyspnea
  • Chest pain
  • Shortness of breath
  • Thick, yellow Phlegm
  • T: Red
  • C: Thick yellow, maybe dry and sticky
  • P: Rapid, maybe slippery, maybe forceful
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat in Lungs
  • Eliminate polyps
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Down-hanging growths in the nose
  • Purple in color
  • Slightly hard on palpation
  • Difficulty breathing
  • The root of the nose gradually enlarges
  • Thin yellow nasal discharge
  • Cough with expectoration of copious thick, purulent, yellow-green sputum or blood-flecked, foul-smelling pus
  • Dyspnea
  • Asthma
  • Pain in the ribs
  • Maybe chills and fever
  • T: Scarlet
  • C: Yellow and smooth
  • P: Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Counteract Toxin
  • Transform Stasis
  • Drain Pus
  • Resolve Phlegm. (The use of Clear Heat / Counteract Toxin herbs and the principle of "Draining Pus" are only relevant when foul-smelling pus is being expectorated such as in pulmonary abscess).
  • Soothe asthma in case of asthma
  • Eliminate polyps
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Recurrent episodes of relatively severe nasal congestion or
  • Persistent runny nose with thin watery or sticky white sputum
  • Nasal mucosa swollen and pale or ashen
  • Nasal polyps
  • Children may have upturned noses from frequent wiping upwards with the palm of the hand
  • Nasal itch
  • Sneezing
  • Reduction or loss of sense of smell
  • Fullness and heaviness in the head
  • Wooly headaches
  • Fatigue
  • Listlessness
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Tired limbs
  • Poor appetite
  • Picky eater
  • Loose stools or diarrhea
  • T: pale or Pale and swollen with tooth marks
  • C: White
  • P: Soft and weak
Treatment Principle
  • Strengthen the Spleen
  • Tonify Qi
  • Tonify the Lungs to consolidate Qi
Herb Formulas
  •  Liu Jun Zi Tang modified
  • For children with perennial rhinitis: Shen Ling Bai Zhu San modified
  • Patent Medicines:
      Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan
      Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
      Bi Min Gan Wan (Pe Min Kan Wan)
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Chronic, continuous nasal congestion or
  • Post nasal drip with sticky yellow or white
  • Nasal mucous membranes appear swollen, hard and or dark purple
  • Reduction or loss of sense of smell
  • T: Dark red or Purple with brown or purple spots
  • C: Normal
  • P: Wiry and thready or Choppy
Treatment Principle
  • Harmonize Qi and Blood
  • Move Stagnation
  • Eliminate Blood Stasis
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Down-hanging growths in the nose
  • Difficulty breathing
  • The root of the nose gradually enlarges
  • Progressive nasal congestion
  • A slow loss of smell
  • A foggy head
  • Plugged ears
  • A heavy body
  • Thin nasal discharge
Treatment Principle
  • Resolve Dampness
  • Eliminate polyps
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Down-hanging growths in the nose
  • Difficulty breathing
  • The root of the nose gradually enlarges
  • Progressive nasal congestion
  • A gradual loss of smell
  • Common nose bleeds
  • Thick nasal discharge
  • A foggy head
  • Sharp pain in the nose and sinuses
  • Headaches
  • Slightly dry skin
  • Epistaxis with progressive nasal congestion
  • Plugged hearing,
  • Possible tinnitus
Treatment Principle
  • Resolve Phlegm
  • Invigorate Qi
  • Invigorate the Blood
  • Break up Blood Stasis
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