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HAY FEVER

SHANG HAN-TAI YANG LEVEL: WIND-COLD ATTACKS THE LUNGS

Clinical Manifestations	Watery nasal discharge Sneezing Itching eyes and nose Irritated, watery eyes Pale, baggy mucus membranes Red, swollen conjunctiva Edema and vasodiation of the nasal mucus membrane Reduction or loss of the sense of smell Maybe nasal polyps Maybe nasal obstruction Severe chills Mild or no fever Frontal or maxillary headache Generalized discomfort Stiff neck and shoulders Body aches	Joint ache Nausea Vomiting Hiccoughs 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 (severe) T: Normal C: Thin, white P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle	Relieve Exterior Expel Wind-Cold Warm the Lungs Disperse the Lungs Stop Asthma Transform Phlegm-Fluids Descend Lung Qi
Herb Formulas	Ma Huang Tang Jing Fang Bai Du San Xing Su San Xiao Qing Long Tang modified Gui Zhi Tang Ma Huang Jia Zhu Tang Xin Yi San For pain in the nasal cavity: Jia Wei Xin Yi San If Wind-Cold transforms into Heat: Sang Ju Yin modified Patent Medicines: Bi Min Gan Wan (Pe Min Kan Wan) Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan For signs of Heat: Bi Yan Pian
Points	LI-4, LI-20, LI-19, UB-7, LU-7, ST-36 GB-20, GB-11, LI-20, LI-11, LI-4 UB-12, UB-13, GB-20, LU-7, LU-5, LI-4, KI-7, DU-16 UB-6, UB-2, SI-3 LU-7, LI-4, LI-11, Yintang, LI-20, DU-23, UB-2, Bitong To Expel Wind Cold: GB-20, DU-16, UB-12 To Disperse the Lung: UB-13 To clear nasal obstruction: LI-20, Bitong, Yintang To Promote Sweat: LI-4, KI-7, LU-7, SJ-5 LU-7, LI-4, LI-20, UB-12, UB-13, DU-23, GB-20, Yintang Moxa Yintang With copious mucus: SP-3, ST-40 With Heat: LU-10, LI-11