Thick and Sticky Nasal Discharge

It is accompanied by nasal obstruction and loss of the sense of smell .

Etiology and Pathogenesis

Occurrence of thick sticky nasal discharge is related to the attack of pathogenic factors on the hmg which has its specific body opening in the nose . Exogenous wind cold may transform into heat . Sometimes , the lung is directly attacked by wind heat . Both may lead to dysfunction of the lung and invasion of the pathogenic factors upon the nose through the upper respiratory tract .

Differentiation

Main manifestations : Nasal obstruction , loss of the sense of smell , yellow fetid nasal discharge , thick and sticky , accompanied by cough , dull pain in the forehead , rapid pulse , reddened tongue with thin , white and sticky coating .

Analysis : Pathogenic heat accumulated in the lung impedes the descending of the lung qi , then pathogenic heat rushes up to the nose , causing nasal obstruction . Pathogenic heat consumes the body fluid and changes it into phlegm and mucus , so there is turbid and fetid nasal discharge . Cough results from adverse flow of the lung qi . When extreme heat in the lung and stomach further disturbs the upper orifices , pain with distension occurs in the forehead . Reddened tongue and rapid pulse are signs of pathogenic heat in the lung .

Treatment

Method : Points of the Hand - Taiyin and Hand - Yangming Meridians are selected as the principal points to smooth the flow of the lung qi and expel pathogenic wind heat by applying the reducing method .

Prescription : Lieque ( L 7 ) , Ymgxiang ( Li20 ) , Bitong ( Extia ) , Hegu ( Li4 ) , Yintang ( Extra ) .

Explanation : Lieque ( L 7 ) smoothes the flow of the lung qi and eliminates the pathogenic wind . The Hand - Yangming Meridian is exteriorly - interioriy related to the Hand - Taiyin Meridian , and travels by the sides of nose . So Hegu ( Li4 ) and Yingxiang ( Li20 ) are selected to regulate the qi circulation in the Hand - Yangming Meridian and to clear away the heat from the lung . Yintang ( Extra ) is close to the nose , and Bitong ( Extra ) is located at the sides of the nose . Both have the action of removing the obstruction and eliminating heat from the nose .

Remarks

This condition corresponds to chronic rhinitis and chronic nasosinusitis in modern medicine .