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Disperses Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat, Transforms Phlegm, Unblocks the Nose | Wind Heat obstructing the nasal passages and congealing the nasal fluids into Phlegm Heat. Loss of sense of smell. | Tongue: normal to red, yellow coat; Pulse: slippery, rapid | Cang er zi, Xin yi hua, Lian qiao, Fang feng, Bai zhi, Zhi mu, Gan cao, Jing jie, Ye ju hua, Wu wei zi, Jie geng | |
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Disperses Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat, Transforms Phlegm, Unblocks the Nose | Wind Heat obstructing the nasal passages and congealing the nasal fluids into Phlegm Heat. | Tongue: normal to red, yellow coat; Pulse: slippery, rapid | Ye ju hua, Cang er zi, Chong lou, Mao mei gen, Liang mian zhen, Xia ku cao, Long dan cao, Dang shen | |
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Dispels Wind, Benefits/Unblocks the Nose, Alleviates Pain | Wind Heat lingering in the nasal passages with congealing of the nasal fluids causing Phlegm obstruction. Loss of sense of smell. | Tongue: thin white or yellow coat; Pulse: floating, tight or rapid | Cang er zi, Bai zhi, Xin yi hua, Bo he | |
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Dispels Wind-Cold, Releases the Exterior, Invigorates Qi and Blood, Unblocks the Channels and Collaterals | Initial stage of a wind-cold invasion especially in the occipital (Tai Yang) and temporal (Shao Yang) regions, but may also include frontal (Yang Ming), or vertex (Jue Yin). | Tongue: normal; Pulse: floating, possibly tight | Mentha haplocalyx herb, Ligusticum chuanxiong rhizome, Schizonepeta tenuifolia herb, Notopterygium incisum root & rhizome, Angelica dahurica root, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root, Saposhnikovia divaricata root, Cinnamomum cassia twig | |
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Dries Dampness, Transforms Phlegm, Regulates Qi, Harmonizes Spleen and Stomach | Damp phlegm accumulation with underlying Spleen Qi deficiency. | Tongue: swollen with a white thick greasy coat; Pulse: slippery, wiry, soft | Pinellia ternata rhizome, Citrus reticulata peel, Poria cocos sclerotium, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root, Zingiber officinale rhizome-fresh | |
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Releases the Exterior, Dispels Wind-Cold-Damp, Expels Phlegm | External wind cold dampness invasion. | Tongue: possibly swollen, thin white coat; Pulse: floating, tight | Schizonepeta tenuifolia herb, Saposhnikovia divaricata root, Bupleurum chinense root, Peucedanum praeruptorum root, Ligusticum chuanxiong rhizome, Notopterygium incisum root & rhizome, Angelica pubescens root, Poria cocos fungus, Platycodon grandiflorum root, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root, Zingiber officinale rhizome-fresh | |
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Tonifies Spleen Qi, Transforms Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Descends Stomach Qi | Spleen Qi deficiency with phlegm dampness. | Tongue: pale, teethmarks, with a thick greasy white coat; Pulse: thin, weak, deficient, slippery, soft | Codonopsis pilosula root, Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome, Poria cocos fungus, Citrus reticulata peel, Pinellia ternata rhizome, Ziziphus jujuba fruit, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root, Zingiber officinale rhizome-fresh | |
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Disperses Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic-Heat, Transforms Phlegm, Benefits the Nose | Wind or wind heat obstructing the nasal passages | Tongue: normal to red; Pulse: slippery, possibly rapid | Xin yi hua, Cang er zi, Ban lan gen, Huo xiang, Ju hua, Fang feng, E bu shi cao, Bo he, Zi su ye | |
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Clears Lung Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Descends and Disperses Lung Qi | Phlegm heat in the Lungs which tends to be worse at night and early in the morning. | Tongue: red with a greasy yellow coat; Pulse: slippery, rapid | Pinellia ternata rhizome, Arisaema amurense rhizome- bile prep., Trichosanthes kirilowii seed-frost, Scutellaria baicalensis root, Citrus reticulata peel, Prunus armeniaca seed, Citrus aurantium fruit-immature, Poria cocos fungus, Zingiber officinale rhizome-fresh | |
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Tonifies Spleen Qi, Transforms Dampness, Expels Phlegm, Regulates Qi in the Middle Jiao | Spleen Qi deficiency with phlegm dampness and Qi stagnation in the middle Jiao. | Tongue: pale, teethmarks, with a thick greasy white coat; Pulse: thin, deficient, slippery, soft, weak, wiry | Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome, Poria cocos fungus, Codonopsis pilosula root, Pinellia ternata rhizome, Citrus reticulata peel, Amomum longiligulare fruit, Aucklandia lappa root, Glycyrrhiza uralensis root, Ziziphus jujuba fruit, Zingiber officinale rhizome-fresh | |
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Dispels Wind-Cold, Eliminates Dampness, Benefits the Nose | Wind-cold invasion of the head, particularly the nose and sinuses. | Tongue: normal, thin white coat; Pulse: floating, tight | Xin yi hua, Bai zhi, Fang feng, Gao ben, Sheng ma, Mu tong, Chuan xiong, Qiang huo, Gan cao |
Seasonal Nasal & Phlegm Formulas Comparison
Yvonne Lau |
