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The *Qianjin Yi* discusses: Ordinary people often have polyps growing in the nose causing blockage, leading to discomfort in sleep and diet, and breathing is only possible through the nasal passages. Although there are numerous folk remedies, none have been effective. Only the *Bencao Jing* (Compendium of Materia Medica) states that Xionghuang (Realgar) treats nasal polyps, which is not false. However, contemporary people do not know the method of using Realgar; physicians use it raw, thus causing patients to suffer or even die. Once, a person suffered from nasal polyps preventing respiration. I used processed Realgar, approximately the size of a large jujube per day. After ten days, the polyp naturally expelled itself. Respiration was immediately restored, and it did not recur. The method for processing Realgar is contained in the Immortal Elixir prescription within the *Qianjin Yi*; one should seek it out, expecting miraculous efficacy.

The *Qianjin Fang* formula for treating nasal congestion with polyps in children.
Tongcao (Reed Pith), Xixin (Asarum) (each 1 liang)
Pulverize the above two herbs. Take an amount of powder the size of a bean, wrap it in cotton, attach the head, and insert into the nostril twice daily.

The *Qianjin Yi* Tongcao Powder formula for treating nasal polyps.
Tongcao (Reed Pith) (0.5 liang), Fanshi (Alumen, calcined) (1 liang, calcined), Zhenzhu (Pearl) (1 zhu)
Sieve the above three herbs. Unfold cotton to the size of a jujube pit, take powder the size of a small bean, place it at the tip of the cotton, and insert into the nostril three times daily. (Another version includes Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Bark) and Xixin (Asarum), each 1 liang.)

The *Qianjin Yi* formula for treating Jiumi (nasal discharge with turbid mucus) and nasal polyps causing respiratory difficulty.
Fanshi (Alumen, calcined), Lilü (Veratrum), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root) (each 0.5 liang), Gudi (Melon Seed) (14 pieces)
Pulverize and sieve the above four herbs separately, then mix. Using a small bamboo tube, take powder the size of a small bean and insufflate it into the nostril. Plug the nose with cotton wadding twice daily, until cured. (Another version adds Tingli (Descurainiae Semen) 0.5 liang.)

The *Qianjin Yi* formula for treating nasal polyps blocking the nose, causing inability to breathe.
Take Xixin (Asarum), moisten it with saliva, bend it, and insert it into the nostril, placing more around the sides. Change it ten times daily. After twenty days, use the following:
Tingli (Descurainiae Semen) (1 liang), Songluo (Usnea) (0.5 liang)
Pulverize and sieve the above two herbs. Wrap in cotton thinly to the size of a jujube pit and insert into the nostril, changing five to six times daily. After twenty days, take 2 liang of superior Wu Baifan (White Alum). Wrap it tightly in a ceramic shell, place it in a kiln, and fire it until the ceramic is cooked. Remove, pulverize, and sieve. Mix with Mianzhi (Wheat Germ Oil/Fat) to form pills the size of a jujube pit. Insert into the nostril, changing five to six times daily. Do not mix all at once; change as needed. Cured after twenty days. Avoid labor, hot foods, garlic, and wheat products for one hundred days.

The *Qianjin Yi* formula for treating nasal polyps resulting in loss of smell.
Gudi (Melon Seed), Xixin (Asarum) (each 0.5 liang)
Pulverize the above two herbs into a powder. Wrap in cotton wadding to the size of a bean and insert into the nostril; patency will be achieved shortly.

The *Qianjin Yi* Yanggan San (Sheep Liver Powder) formula for treating protruding nasal polyps.
Yanggan (Sheep Liver) (one piece, dried), Baizhu (Atractylodis Rhizoma, prepared) (4 liang), Rongrong (Cynomorii Herba), Tongcao (Reed Pith), Jiangjiang (Dried Ginger, prepared), Xiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizome) (each 2 liang)
Pulverize the above six herbs into a powder. After meals, administer with rice gruel, starting with half a "bi" (spoonful measure) twice daily, increasing up to one "cun bi" (square-inch spoonful).