Dry and painful nasal cavity

As soon as autumn comes, most people report that their nasal cavity is dry and painful. Some people also have this symptom after catching a cold. This requires patients to replenish water in time and drink some drinks that can reduce heat and detoxify. For example, chrysanthemum tea is a good choice. When dryness and pain occur in the nasal cavity, Chinese medicine will also advise patients to pay attention to replenishing qi and nourishing yin. In addition, pay attention to the occurrence of rhinitis.

1. What causes dryness and pain in the nasal cavity?

Since spring has just arrived in the north and the climate is relatively dry, many people still have symptoms of getting a sore throat after catching a cold, so they have symptoms of dry nasal cavity. According to traditional Chinese medicine, symptoms such as atrophy and dryness of the nasal mucosa are caused by lung qi deficiency, which loses its ability to clear and purify, causing dry fire to rise, heat and toxins to accumulate, and burn the inner membrane. If you experience dry mouth, sore throat, tinnitus, cough, etc., it may be caused by dry nasal cavity. You should go to the hospital for examination and diagnosis in time. Under the guidance of a doctor, treatment should focus on moisturizing dryness and clearing heat.

Symptoms of dry rhinitis

Dry rhinitis refers to a local inflammation caused by atrophy of the internal tissues of the nasal cavity. Patients experience extremely dry nasal cavity, nosebleeds, nasal obstruction with pus crusts, dizziness, and even a foul odor in the nasal cavity.

3. Prescriptions for dry and painful nasal cavity

1. The main symptoms of Yin deficiency and damp-heat fumigating the nose syndrome: dry nasal cavity, thick yellow-green nasal discharge, many crusts, olfactory impairment, shrunken nasal concha, dizziness and headache, yellow and greasy tongue coating, and thin, slippery and rapid pulse. Treatment method: dispel heat, promote dampness removal, reduce turbidity and open the orifices. Prescription: Ganlu Drink: raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, artemisia capillaris, fructus aurantii, raw licorice, dendrobium, asparagus cochinchinensis, ophiopogon japonicus; Xanthium sibiricum powder: Xanthium sibiricum, magnolia, angelica dahurica, mint.

2. The main symptoms of the syndrome of nasal fumigation caused by spleen and stomach stagnation and heat: dry and burning nose, insensitive sense of smell, atrophy of nasal mucosa, widened nasal cavity, many dry crusts, yellow-green nasal discharge, dry mouth, dry and hard stools, yellow urine, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid and strong pulse. Treatment method: Clear the lungs and benefit the stomach, promote body fluid and reduce dryness. Prescription: Shengma Jiedu Decoction: Shengma, Pueraria root, Scutellaria baicalensis, Licorice, Red Peony Root, Xanthium sibiricum, Platycodon grandiflorum, Apricot kernel, Hemp seed, Houttuynia cordata, etc.

3. Main symptoms of Qi and Yin deficiency: dry and burning nose, olfactory impairment, atrophy of nasal mucosa, widened nasal cavity, fewer dry crusts, thick yellow-green nasal discharge, fatigue, susceptibility to external infection, red tongue with little coating, and weak and thready pulse. Prescription: Buzhong Yiqi Decoction: ginseng, astragalus, white atractylodes, angelica, cimicifuga, tangerine peel, licorice, ophiopogon, schisandra, and adenophora.