This remedy is suitable for most types of sinusitis in conjunction with acupuncture treatment.

Bi Yan Pian
(Rhinitis Tablet)

Cang Er Zi Fructus Xanthii

Xin Yi Hua Flos Magnoliae liliflorae

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis

Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri

Jie Geng Radix Platycodi grandiflori

Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae chinensis

Lian Qiao Fructus Forsythiae suspensae

Bai Zhi Radix Angelicae dahuricae

Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae asphodeloidis

Ju Hua Flos Chrysanthemi morifolii

Fang Feng Radix Ledebouriellae sesloidis

Jing Jie Herba seu Flos Schizonepetae tenuifoliae

Although this remedy is called "Rhinitis Tablet", it is better indicated for sinusitis than for
rhinitis. It should be used only if there are signs of Heat with a sticky-yellow nasal discharge. If
the nasal discharge is white and watery, then the condition is not sinusitis but rhinitis and this
remedy will not help much.

Prognosis

Sinusitis is a stubborn, chronic disease which requires long-term treatment. The more obvious
the signs of Fire-Poison, the longer it will take to treat. It is important to attend to any underlying
deficiency as well as clearing Heat, resolving Damp-Heat or Fire-Poison. The most likely
deficiencies are those of Lung-Qi and Stomach and Spleen Qi. If both acupuncture and herbal
medicine are used, it is possible to use acupuncture to tonify any underlying deficiency and
herbal medicine to clear pathogenic factors (Heat, Damp-Heat or Fire-Poison).