Bai Zhi – Eliminate pus and resolve nasal discharge and post-nasal drip associated with the sinus infection.
Cang Er Zi – has an acrid, dispersing, and decongestant property to unblock the nasal passages.
Jie Geng – Opens the lung qi, expels phlegm, and stops cough, as well as clears heat to sooth painful sore throats, this herbs also has the extra benefit of guiding other herbs to the chest.
Sinus Infection – Wind Heat
In Chinese Medicine there are two main types of sinus infections. Those from wind heat and those from wind cold. In this video we are addressing wind heat. Which presents with a stuffy nose, sticky yellow or green discharge, sneezing, loss of ability to smell, and sinus headache. The most important distinction here is the sticky yellow or green discharge. If there is thin watery discharge with no color then it’s considered a wind cold pattern, and these herbs are not appropriate. The pattern of wind heat can show up any time and sometimes starts out as a wind cold pattern which then turns into wind heat. Showing up as allergies or sinusitis with thick colored discharge, sinus infection, and nasal obstruction. Chinese herbs can be very helpful in managing this situation, when looking for a more modern day formula to dispel damp heat accumulation, remove fluid congestion, unblock the nasal passages, and alleviate associated pain you will want to look for a formula containing one or more of the herbs to the left:
Bai Zhi eliminate pus and resolve nasal discharge and post-nasal drip associated with the sinus infection.
Cang er zi has an acrid, dispersing, and decongestant property to unblock the nasal passages
Jie Geng which Opens the lung qi, expels phlem, and stops cough, as well as clears heat to sooth painful sore throats, this herbs also has the extra benefit of guiding other herbs to the chest.
