RHINORRHEA (RUNNY NOSE)

Clinical Manifestations
  • Profuse, clear nasal discharge
  • Nasal congestion
  • Frequent sneezing
  • Chills and fever
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Headache
  • Cough
  • Anhidrosis
  • T: Pale red
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Superficial and tight
Treatment Principle
  • Relieve the Exterior with Warm, acrid herbs
  • Expel Wind
  • Warm the Cold
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Profuse thick, yellow nasal discharge
  • In severe cases, pain, redness and swelling around the nostrils
  • Headache
  • Fever
  • Aversion to Wind
  • Cough
  • Sweating
  • T: Red
  • Coat: White
  • P: Superficial and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Relieve the Exterior with Cool, acrid herbs
  • Expel Wind
  • Clear Heat
  • Unblock the nasal orifices
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Runny nose with profuse, yellow turbid discharge
  • In some cases, the patient complains that the nasal discharge counter flows into the throat
  • The discharge often smells fishy and offensive
  • Serious nasal congestion
  • Diminished sense of smell
  • Headache with heavy headedness
  • Fullness in the Stomach
  • Torpid intake
  • A bitter taste and stickiness in the mouth
  • No desire for liquids
  • Dark-colored urine
  • T: Red
  • C: Slimy and yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid or Soggy and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Resolve Dampness
  • Unblock the nose
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Runny nose
  • Clear, watery discharge
  • In prolonged cases, a whitish malodorous discharge
  • Nasal congestion
  • Runny nose precipitated by Cold or on exposure to some allergic agent
  • Shortness of breath
  • Disinclination to speak
  • Fatigue
  • Lack of strength
  • Possible fullness of the Stomach
  • Torpid intake
  • Loose stools
  • T: Pale and thick
  • C: White
  • P: Slow and forceless
Treatment Principle
  • Tonify the Lungs
  • Secure the Exterior
  •            or
  • Tonify the Lungs
  • Tonify the Spleen
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Dizziness
  • Red, sore eyes
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Nasal congestion
  • Thick, sticky nasal discharge and saliva
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Dry mouth
  • Focal distention in the chest and diaphragm
  • Stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm
  • Manic behavior
  • Carbuncles
  • Heat rash
  • Headache
  • Sore throat
  • Skin ruptures or ulcers
  • Tense abdomen
  • Shoulder stiffness
  • Numb extremities
  • Fatigue
  • Constipation
  • Dysuria with reddish urine
  • Dark, rough urination
  • Obesity
  • Heaviness in the head
  • T: Red
  • C: White or yellow, greasy
  • P: Flooding and rapid or Wiry and slippery or Floating, smooth and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Disperse Wind
  • Release the Exterior
  • Drain Heat
  • Unblock the bowels
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Continuous or sustained nasal congestion
  • Transient, declining sense of smell or loss of sense of smell
  • Generally severe frontal, maxillary or temporal headache
  • Purulent nasal discharge
  • Headache
  • Aching of the body
  • Preference for cold drinks
  • T: Slightly purple with or without echymotic patches
  • C: Yellowish
  • P: Wiry and thready or Slippery and thready
Treatment Principle
  • Open the nose
  • Clear the Heat
  • Dispel the toxins
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