What are the remedies for chronic sinusitis?

Chronic sinusitis is a chronic inflammation of the mucous membrane of the sinuses, mostly due to acute sinusitis repeated episodes of incomplete healing and delayed due to the onset of bilateral morbidity or multi-sinus morbidity is common. Clinical manifestations of nasal discharge, nasal congestion, headache for a long time is the main symptom.

This disease belongs to the Chinese medicine "nasal abyss" category, is a chronic common nasal disease, one of the most common diseases, the course of the disease is long, lingering difficult to cure. The ancient medical practitioners also named this disease as "brain leakage", "brain seepage", "control brain gua sha" and so on.

Formula 1, Er Chen Tang

Originally from "Taiping Huimin Hejian Burei Fang"

Composition: 6 grams of Semixia, 15 grams of Tangerine Red, 12 grams of Poria cocos, and 6 grams of Glycyrrhiza glabra.

Functions: Promoting the lung, resolving phlegm, dispelling turbidity and clearing the orifices.

The main treatment of phlegm and turbidity obstructing the lungs with white mucus flowing from the nose, with a large amount, nasal congestion and dizziness.

In the formula, Semixia and Poria dry dampness and resolve phlegm; Chen Pi and Licorice regulate qi and neutralize the middle. Add Angelica dahurica, thick Park, Atractylodes macrocephala to strengthen the power of resolving turbidity and expelling phlegm, and Xin Yi, Cang Er Zi, Acorus calamus to clear the nasal orifices.

PharmacologyModern pharmacological research has proved that Chen Pi can stimulate the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract to increase secretion and facilitate elimination; Poria can improve the phagocytosis of monocytes and promote humoral immunity.

UsageTake with water, 1 dose twice a day.

Formula 2 Xinyi Lung Clearing Drink

Origin "Medical Zong Jinjian"

Composition of Xinyi flower 9 grams, 6 grams of raw licorice, 24 grams of gypsum, 15 grams of Zhimu, 12 grams of gardenia, 6 grams of Scutellaria, 12 grams of loquat leaf, 12 grams of ascending flax, 12 grams of lily, 12 grams of Maidong.

Functions: Promoting lung and clearing heat, relieving depression and opening the orifices.

The main treatment for the lung meridian contains heat with yellow and small amount of snot, nasal congestion; examination of the nasal muscular membrane redness and swelling, pus in the middle nasal passage, may have headache, itchy pharynx, cough, spit a small amount of yellow sputum and so on.

The formula of the formula with Xinyi to promote the lung qi, dispersal of evil and pass the orifices; ascending hemp, loquat leaf, scutellaria, gardenia, gypsum, Zhimu clearing heat and drain the lungs; lily, maitake moistening the lungs to nourish the yin; licorice to harmonize the herbs.

PharmacologyModern pharmacological research has found that gypsum can reduce vascular permeability, anti-inflammatory, anti-edema effect, calcination can astringent mucous membranes, skin and other tissues, reduce secretion.

UsageTake with water, 1 dose twice a day.

Formula three warm lung to stop the flow of Dan

Origin "Record of Discriminatory Evidence"

Composition of chebula 3 grams, 3 grams of licorice, Platycodon grandiflorus 9 grams, fish brain bone (calcination of the sex of the storage) 15 grams, 1.5 grams of thorns, 1.5 grams of Sinensis, ginseng 1.5 grams.

The function of warming the lungs, dispersing cold and opening the orifices.

The main treatment of intermittent nasal congestion, nasal mucus sticky white, loss of sense of smell, dizziness and head swelling.

Ginseng, licorice and chebula tonify the lungs and astringent qi; xinxin and thujia disperse wind-cold; platycodonopsis and fritillaria disperse knots and remove snot.

Pharmacology modern pharmacological research found that chebula has a significant inhibitory effect on diphtheria bacillus, dysentery bacillus, bacillus deformans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, hemolytic streptococcus, diphtherococcus pneumoniae and staphylococcus aureus, etc., and anti-influenza virus effect.

Usage of the above medicine is finely ground, paste pills, 5 grams per dose, twice a day.

Formula 4 Ginseng and Atractylodes Macrocephala

Originally from "Taiping Huimin Hejiaobu Fang"

Composition of 24 grams of fried lentils, 12 grams of ginseng, Atractylodes Macrocephala, Poria, Poria, Chen Pi 9 grams of 12 grams of yam, 9 grams of lotus seed meat, Coix lacryma-jobi 9 grams of sand nuts 3 grams of Platycodon grandiflorus 6 grams of roasted licorice 6 grams.

Functions: Strengthening the spleen, inducing dampness, benefiting qi and opening the orifices.

The main treatment for weak spleen qi weak nasal mucus white sticky or yellow thick, large amount, dizziness heavy, smell loss, nasal congestion heavier.

The formula includes ginseng, atractylodes, poria, licorice to replenish the spleen and benefit the qi; yam, lentil, coix seed, sand nut to strengthen the spleen and seep away the dampness; and Platycodon grandiflorus to open and propagate the lung qi, expectorate phlegm and expel pus.

PharmacologyModern pharmacological studies have shown that Atractylodes macrocephala has the effect of promoting blood circulation. Ginseng can enhance reticuloendothelial system and phagocytosis of leukocytes. Poria can increase the phagocytosis of monocytes and promote humoral immunity.

UsageTake with water, 1 dose twice daily.

Formula 5 Kidney Qi Pill

Origin "Jisheng Fang"

Composition Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata 24 grams, 12 grams of fried yam, 12 grams of Cornus Officinalis, 12 grams of Zedoariae, 12 grams of Poriae, 15 grams of Mudan Pi, 9 grams of Crown Gui, 6 grams of Cannon Fruit, 9 grams of Szechuan Cortex, 9 grams of Plantago Ovatae.

Functions: warming and tonifying the kidney yang, dispersing cold and opening the orifices.

The main treatment for kidney yang deficiency is thin nasal mucus, more than a large amount, nasal congestion, loss of sense of smell, nasal itching, sneezing, and symptoms worsened by wind and cold.

The formula of Six-flavored Dihuang Tang nourishes the kidney and strengthens the spleen, in order to capitalize the source of chemistry; Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, Cinnamomum Cassiae warms the kidney and strengthens the yang; Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori tonifies the kidney and induces water.

PharmacologyModern pharmacological studies have found that Cornus officinalis has different degrees of inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysentery bacillus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

UsageTake with water, 1 dose twice a day.

Formula six through the orifices to activate blood soup

Origin "medical forest correction"

Composition of peach kernel 12 grams, safflower 9 grams, 12 grams of peony, 12 grams of Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, 3 old onion, 9 grams of ginger, 5 jujubes, 0.3 grams of musk, half a catty of yellow wine.

Functions Activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, detoxifying and removing abyss.

The main treatment of qi and blood stasis obstruction of nasal mucus white sticky or yellow thick, nasal congestion is more severe, dizziness and dull pain, the pain is not fixed, delayed.

The formula uses peach kernel, safflower, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, and red peony to activate blood stasis and remove blood stasis, and dredge the veins and channels to guide stagnation and open the orifices; musk aroma to open the orifices, and old onion, ginger and jujube to harmonize the Ying and Wei.

Pharmacology of saffron xanthin can increase and improve the activity of fibrinolytic enzymes, improve microcirculation. Red peony has strong inhibitory effect on typhoid bacillus, staphylococcus aureus, hemolytic streptococcus, and also has some inhibitory effect on influenza virus.

How to use the first seven flavors of the decoction of a cup, remove the dregs, the musk into the wine and then decocted two boiled, lying down to take.

Square seven silver warsorbia Xinyi soup

Source "Chinese medicine internal medicine clinical treatment"

Composition of silver flower 9 grams, forsythia 12 grams, Xinyi 3 grams, gardenia 3 grams, 3 grams of scutellaria baicalensis, 9 grams of mulberry leaves, 6 grams of thorn mustard, 3 grams of peppermint, 6 grams of platycodonopsis, 3 grams of licorice and 10 grams of celery vine.

Functions dredge wind, clearing heat and removing toxins.

The main treatment of nasal abyss due to wind-heat upward, the lungs are not declared, heat and toxin congestion, fumigation of the nasal orifices, see the nose flow of turbid snot, fishy odor, dirty, sticky and not easy to blow out, nasal congestion, headache, headache and distension, pain in the eyebrow bone, or fever and chills, etc..

The formula in the silver flower, forsythia, clearing heat and detoxification; With Jingwu, mulberry leaves, mint with the evacuation of lung heat, penetrate the surface of the evil; Scutellaria, gardenia clear diarrhea of the lung fire; Xinyi into the lung meridian and through the nasal orifices; Silkworm vine phlegm dampness, through the nose; Platycodonopsis lead to the medicines into the lung meridian, straight to the place of the disease; Licorice and the medicines, *** for the light and clear to the top, the detoxification and through the orifice of the agent.

Pharmacology modern pharmacological research shows that honeysuckle, forsythia have anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, improve immune function, promote leukocyte phagocytosis.

Use Decoction with water, 1 dose daily. 2 times daily.

Formula VIII Xinqian Ganlang Tang

Origin "Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine"

Composition of 6 grams of Xinyi, Fangfeng, 9 grams of Qianhu, pollen of smallpox, 12 grams of Coix lacryma, 9 grams of Platycodon grandiflorus, 3 grams of licorice.

Functions: Dispelling wind and resolving phlegm, inducing dampness and clearing the orifices.

Mainly treats spleen and stomach damp-heat type nasal abyss.

The formula of Xinyi, Fangfeng and Qianhu is to dispel wind with pungent warmth; smallpox pollen is to nourish yin and clear away heat; Job's tears and Platycodon grandiflorus are to strengthen the spleen and promote dampness, resolve phlegm and clear the orifices.

Pharmacology modern pharmacological research has found that wind has inhibitory effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Platycodon grandiflorus can enhance the phagocytic ability of macrophages, enhance the bactericidal ability of leukocytes. Smallpox pollen has different degrees of inhibitory effect on a variety of bacilli, hemolytic streptococcus, diplococcus pneumoniae, etc. It also has inhibitory effect on fungi.

Use water decoction, 1 dose daily. 2 times a day.

Fang Jiu Bai Zhi Huang Qin Tang

Originally published in Journal of Practical Integrative Medicine

Composition of Bai Zhi and Huang Qin 30-60 grams each.

Functions Clearing heat and opening the orifices.

Main treatment for frontal sinusitis.

The formula of Angelica dahurica scattering wind evil and pass the orifices; Scutellaria baicalensis clearing heat and detoxification, the two medicines **** play the function of clearing heat and pass the orifices.

Pharmacology of modern experimental research shows that Angelica dahurica contains a variety of furan coumarin, on a variety of viruses, gram-positive bacteria, pathogenic fungi have a certain inhibitory effect, and its extract has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic effect.

Use water to decoct the two juices, morning and evening divided into doses, 1 dose per day.

Fang X Niu's Tongkou Tang

Origin "Shaanxi Traditional Chinese Medicine"

Composition Xinyi, Cang Erzi 12 grams each, Scutellaria baicalensis, Fangfeng, Shengma, ligustrum, Jingwu, Burdock, Cicada metamorphosis 9 grams each, Forsythia and Rhizoma Ligustici 10 grams each, dahurica dahurica 15 grams.

Functions dredging wind, clearing heat and opening the orifices.

To treat nasal abyss caused by wind-heat in the lung meridian.

In the formula, Xin Yi, Cang Er Zi, Fang Feng, Sheng Ma, Ligustrum, Jing Wei, Burdock, Angelica dahurica evacuate wind; Scutellaria, Cicada Shell, Forsythia, clearing heat and removing toxins; Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong move qi and clear the orifices.

PharmacologyModern pharmacological studies have found that Scutellaria baicalensis has a broader antibacterial spectrum, which has a stronger effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa; its antibacterial main active ingredient baicalein and baicalin, and also promotes the transformation of lymphocytes.

UsageTake with water, 1 dose daily. 2 times a day.

Formula XI Pain Relieving Drink

Origin "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine"

Composition of Fritillariae Cirrhosae 30 grams, Scutellariae barbatae and Crotalariae barbatae 15 grams each, Qiangwu, Fenghuang, Cang Er Zi 12 grams each, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Angelica dahurica, and Zingiber officinale 10 grams each, Stibaiae radix, Licorice grams 9 grams each, and Folium biannum 6 grams.

Functions: Clearing lung and draining heat, subduing swelling and draining pus, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.

The main treatment for frontal sinusitis, head and forehead distension and pain in the morning and evening, nasal congestion and snot.

The formula includes Fritillariae vulgaris clearing the lungs and draining heat and pus; Qiangwu, Fenghuang, Cangguizi, Angelica dahurica, and Bramble seed dispersing the wind; Baicalin draining heat and detoxifying toxins; Hooker's Tree and Stiffworm activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and clearing the collaterals to stop the pain; and Bai Huizi and Ligusticum Chuanxiong promoting qi and stopping the pain.

Pharmacological and pharmacological studies have shown that Fritillaria has a better inhibition of bacteria such as Cattacoccus, Influenza bacillus, Pneumococcus, Staphylococcus aureus and so on.

UsageTake with water, 1 dose daily. 2 times daily.

Fang XII Take Abyssal Soup

Origin "Discriminative Record"

Composition Xinyi 6 grams, Angelica sinensis 30 grams, 12 grams of firewood, gardenia 9 grams, Xuan Shen 30 grams, 30 grams of shellfish.

Functions clearing the liver and activating blood circulation to clear the orifices.

The main treatment of nasal congestion, nasal flow turbid snot, applicable to nasal abyss liver and gallbladder fire and heat evidence.

Formula in the formula of xin yi pungent temperature dispersing evil; Chaihu, gardenia clearing liver fire; Xuan shen, angelica, bei mou activate blood dispersing knot pass the orifices.

Pharmacology modern pharmacological research found that Chaihu decoction on the humoral immunity and cellular immunity are enhanced, the virus also has an inhibitory effect, angelica has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, analgesic effect, but also has the function of promoting the transformation of lymphocytes.

Use water decoction, 1 dose daily. 2 times a day.