Cang+Er+Zi+and+Xin+Yi+Hua+Herbal+Combination

acrid & bitter LU || warm acrid LU, ST ||
 * ===Cang Er Zi=== || ===Xin Ye Hua=== ||
 * warm, **slightly toxic**
 * Functions: eliminate wind and dampness, **open nose and stop pain**

Ind: 1. **Sinusitis w/ headache**, nasal congestion & discharge of the nose due to attack of wind-cold w/ damp 2. Bi syndrome due to attack of wind-damp || Functions: disperse wind-cold, **open the nose**

Ind: 1. **One of the key herbs to treat sinusitis** either due to wind-cold or wind-heat 2. Headache due to wind-cold attacking 3. **Stops running nose** ||
 * 3-10g. || 3-10g. wrap in gauze ||

Properties when Combined:
A synergistic effect in which they effectively dispel wind, diffuse the Lung Qi, and open the portal of the nose profuse nasal discharge [wind cold invasion]

wind symptoms - intermittent itching and sneezing damp symptoms - heaviness of the head

Major Indications of Combination:
1) Common cold w/ headache, nasal congestion, and runny nose due to wind-cold 2) Deep source nasal congestion w/ headache, nasal congestion, loss of smell, and turbid nasal phlegm 3) Chronic or acute rhinitis, hypertrophic rhinitis, sinusitis, parasinusitis, and frontal sinusitis

better for acute sinusitis. addresses damp but doesn't address the phlegm or blood stasis in chronic sinusitis.Bai Jie Zi, Zhe Bei Mu, Chuan Xiong may be used to open the nose orifice in this case.

Doses: 9-12g., cang er zi can irritate the stomach. dry-fried can reduce the side effect. wrap xin ye hua in gauze.

Formulas in which this Combination is Used:
Cang Er Zi San