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The nose is the orifice of the Lung. When nasal function is harmonious, one can distinguish odors. If Wind-Cold pathogenic factors invade the Lung meridian, nasal Qi movement becomes obstructed, causing fluids to stagnate and block, and Qi and Blood to contend and knot. These attach within the nasal cavity, growing into things resembling warts, which hinder breathing; hence they are named "polyps" (nasal polyps).

Formulas:
Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder): Treats nasal polyps blocking the nostrils.
Ingredients: Xionghuang (Realgar, *Realgar*), Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*), Mutong (Akebia Stem, *Akebiae Caulis), Ruiren (Buckthorn Seed, *Rhamni Fructus*), Zaojia (Gleditsia Fruit, *Gleditsiae Fructus* - roasted, scraped of skin and seeds, 1 fen each), Baifan (Alumen, *Alumen*, more than half liang), Fanshi (Alum Stone, *Alumen* - wrapped in yellow clay and calcined, more than half liang), Lilu (Veratrum Root, *Veratri Radix*), Dichan (Euphorbia Kansui Root, *Kansui Radix*), Gudi (Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus*), Diyü (Sanguisorba Root, *Sanguisorbae Radix* - washed free of soil), Ruyu (Rubia Root, *Rubiae Radix et Rhizoma* - 3 fen each). These may also be used together. Use until cured.

Zhi Pixi Fang (Formula for Treating Polyps): (From *Zhizhi Fang*)
Ingredients: Gansui (Kansui Root, *Kansui Radix*), Mingfan (Refined Alum, *Alumen*), Zhusha (Cinnabar, *Cinnabaris*), Xionghuang (Realgar, *Realgar*), Cihuang (Orpiment, *Orpiment*), Lilu (Veratrum Root, *Veratri Radix*), Gudi (Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus*). Equal parts. Grind all into powder. Mix with clear honey and apply externally.

The two formulas mentioned above:
Yangfei San (Sheep Lung Powder): (From *Yifang Jicheng*) Treats nasal polyps, Lung Qi stagnation, nasal obstruction, and inability to smell.
Ingredients: Yangfei (Sheep Lung, *Ovis aries L. Lung* - one whole, thinly sliced, fascia removed, roasted dry), Mutong (Akebia Stem, *Akebiae Caulis* - 0.5 liang, sometimes Tongcao), Ganjiang (Dried Ginger, *Zingiberis Rhizoma* - processed), Rongshen (Cistanche Stem, *Cistanches Herba* - soaked in wine overnight, sliced and roasted), Xiong (Ligusticum Rhizome, *Chuanxiong Rhizoma* - 0.5 liang each), Baizhu (Atractylodes Rhizome, *Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma* - soaked in rice wash water overnight, crushed, fried yellow, 4 liang). Grind all into a powder. Take 1 qian each time, mixed with rice drink after meals, twice daily. Another method: mix medicine with water, pour into the lungs, cook until soft, slice finely, roast dry, and grind into powder. Take 2 qian each time.

Qu Bizi Formula (For Removing Nasal Polyps):
Ingredients: Quanxie (Scorpion, *Scorpio*, 1 qian), Badou (Croton Seed, *Crotonis Fructus* - 5 kernels, oil removed), Dingxiang (Clove, *Caryophylli Flos*, 5 kernels), Baidingxiang (White Clove, i.e., Sparrow Droppings, *Passer Domesticus L. Excrement*, 5 kernels), Luoqing (Malachite, *Malachite*, 1 spoon). This will cause the nasal polyp flesh to rot and fall off. (Xuanyuan Gao formula see Ointment Section)

Erding San (Two Dingxiang Powder): Treats nasal polyps.
Ingredients: Dingxiang (Clove, *Caryophylli Flos*, 7 pieces), Chixiaodou (Adzuki Bean, *Vigna angularis* seed, 7 grains), Sumi (Millet Grain, *Panicum miliacum* grain, 7 grains), Kudingxiang (Bitter Dingxiang, i.e., Gudi, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus*, 7 pieces), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum, *Gypsum Fibrosum*, a small amount). Grind all into fine powder. Blow into the nose using a bamboo tube; the polyps will naturally disappear. For inability to smell due to nasal obstruction, blowing this in is also effective. It can also be blown for hemicephalic wind (migraine).

Xiao Bizi Formula (For Dissolving Nasal Polyps): (From *Ben Shi Fang*) This formula is potent. For a safer, slower effect, use the previous formula.
Ingredients: Gudi (Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus* - stir-fried), Gansui (Kansui Root, *Kansui Radix* - 4 qian each), Kubai Fan (Dry White Alum, *Alumen* - stir-fried), Luoqing (Malachite, *Malachite* - stir-fried), Caowu Jian (Aconitum Carmiichaelii Lateral Root Tip, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata* - stir-fried, 0.5 qian each). Grind all into powder. Mix with true sesame oil to form a paste, making it slightly hard but not too soft. Form into pills the size of small beans. Insert into the nose reaching the polyp. The polyp will turn to water and rot tissue will discharge. Once daily is ideal.

Zhenzhu San (Pearl Powder): (From *Shenghui Fang*) Treats nasal polyps causing obstruction.
Ingredients: Zhenzhu (Pearl, *Margaritifera Concha*), Baifan (Alumen, *Alumen*, sometimes Fanshi), Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, *Cinnamomi Ramulus*), Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* - 1 liang each), Mutong (Akebia Stem, *Akebiae Caulis* - 0.5 liang, crushed, sometimes Tongcao). Grind all into fine powder. Use half a qian each time.

Fanshi San (Alum Stone Powder): (From *Shenghui Fang*) Treats nasal polyps causing breathing difficulty.
Ingredients: Fanshi (Alum Stone, *Alumen*), Lilu (Veratrum Root, *Veratri Radix* - 6 qian each), Gudi (Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus* - 20-27 pieces), Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root, *Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata* - 2 qian to 12 zhu). Grind and sieve each separately, then mix well. Use a small half liang.

Chilong San (Red Dragon Powder): (From *Rumen Shiqin*) Treats nasal polyps (referred to as 'earthworm-like flesh').
Ingredients: Chilongzhua (Red Dragon Claw, likely a specific herb or mineral, *Unknown*), Kudingxiang (Bitter Dingxiang/Gudi, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus* - 30 pieces each), Kuhu Lu Zi (Bitter Bottle Gourd Seed, *Lagenaria Siceraria* seed, quantity unspecified), Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus*, a small amount). Grind all into powder. Apply using paper twists dipped in the powder.

Qingjin San (Blue Gold Powder): (From *Rumen Shiqin*) Treats nasal polyps with obstruction and pain.
Ingredients: Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas, *Natrii Sulfas*), Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, *Indigo Naturalis* - 0.5 qian each), Ruxiang (Frankincense, *Boswelliae Resina*), Moyao (Myrrh, *Commiphora Myrrha* - small amounts). Grind all into fine powder. Sniff into the nose.

Fanshi Wan (Alum Stone Pill): Treats nasal polyps.
Ingredients: Fanshi (Alum Stone, *Alumen* - boiled until juice dries, 4 liang), Mutong (Akebia Stem, *Akebiae Caulis*), Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* - de-rooted, 0.5 liang each), Dansha (Cinnabar, *Cinnabaris* - ground, 1 fen). Grind all into powder. Mix evenly with wheat paste to form pills the size of small beans. Use one pill each time, wrapped in cotton, inserted into the nose. Change once daily. Stop when the polyp is discharged. Another method: mix with honey to form pills. Another method: twist cotton into thin shapes like date pits, dip in powder to the size of small beans, and insert with cotton.

Yangzhizhu Wan (Yangzhizhu Pill): (From *Shenghui Fang*) Treats nasal congestion and nasal polyps causing obstruction.
Ingredients: Yangzhizhu Hua (Daphne Odora Flower, *Daphnes Odorae Flos*), Baifan Shi (Alum Stone, *Alumen* - finely ground, 0.5 liang each), Rongshen (Cistanche Stem, *Cistanches Herba* - 1 fen). Grind all into fine powder. Mix with green sheep fat, wrap in cotton, shape like a date pit, and insert into the nose. Change 4-5 times day and night. Gradually rotting and disappearing indicates cure.

Tongcao San (Tongcao Powder): (From *Haishang Fang*) Treats nasal polyps causing obstruction.
Ingredients: Tongcao (Tetrapanax Pith, *Tetrapanacis Medulla* - 0.5 liang), Fanshi (Alum Stone, *Alumen*), Zhenzhu (Pearl, *Margaritifera Concha* - 1 liang each). Grind all into powder. Twist cotton into date-pit size, place pill-sized medicine on the cotton tip, and insert into the nose. Change three times daily. Another version includes Guixin (Cinnamon Twig Heart, *Cinnamomi Ramulus*) and Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*), 1 liang each, processed similarly.

Qu Bizi Formula (For Removing Nasal Polyps): (From *Ben Shi Fang*)
Ingredients: Badou (Croton Seed, *Crotonis Fructus* - 12 kernels, shell removed), Yangqishi (Yangqi Stone, *Hyalinum*, 30 pieces), Shilian Xin (Nelumbo Nucifera Plumule, *Nelumbinis Plumula* - 30 pieces). Grind all into powder. Use about half a zi (small measure), insufflate into the nose. Alternatively, dip a cotton plug in the medicine and pack into the nose. The polyp flesh will rot and discharge.

Chuibi San (Blowing Nose Powder): (From *Ben Shi Fang*) Treats nasal polyps, jaundice, and sudden yellow disease.
Ingredients: Kudingxiang (Bitter Dingxiang/Gudi, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus* - 14 pieces), Chixiaodou (Adzuki Bean, *Vigna angularis* seed, 14 pieces), Dingxiang (Clove, *Caryophylli Flos*, 14 pieces). Slowly roast dry and grind into powder. Add a small amount of Naozi (Camphor, *Camphora*). First hold water in the mouth, then use a small bamboo tube to blow the powder into the nose. Continue until half a cup of tea leaves' worth is used. Remove when head pain occurs.

Dichan Gao (Dichan Ointment): (From *Shenghui Fang*) Treats nasal polyps with obstruction, swelling, and blockage. Apply medicine to clear and dissolve.
Ingredients: Sheng Dichan (Fresh Euphorbia Kansui Root, *Kansui Radix*), Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* - de-rooted), Baizhi (Angelica Dahurica Root, *Angelicae Dahuricae Radix*). Equal parts. First grind Baizhi and Xixin into powder. Then press fresh Dichan to extract juice and mix with the powder to form an ointment. Apply a small amount to the polyp until dissolved. Alternatively, use only Dichan juice, store in a bamboo tube, and irrigate the nose; it will dissolve. If fresh is unavailable, boil dried Dichan in wine and use the juice.

Zhi Bizi Formula (For Treating Nasal Polyps):
Ingredients: Baifan (Alumen, *Alumen* - fired and flown), Gudi (Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus* - 1 qian each), Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* - small amount). Grind all into fine powder. Add a small amount of Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus*). Use one zi each time, paste onto the nasal polyp inside the nose. Three times daily. Cure within three days.

Zhi Bizi Formula (For Treating Nasal Polyps):
Ingredients: Mingfan (Refined Alum, *Alumen* - 1 liang), Bimasheng (Castor Seed, *Ricini Semen* - 7 kernels), Yanmei (Salted Plum, *Prunus Mume* fruit - 5 kernels, pitted). Mix all together, add a small amount of Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus*), pound into pills. Wrap in cotton, insert into the nose to touch the polyp. Wait for clear water to discharge; the sides will become porous, and the polyp will fall off naturally.

Zhi Bizi Zhong Da, Qixi Butong, Fangmen Formula (For Nasal Polyps Growing Large, Blocking Breath, Causing Distress): (From *Shenghui Fang*)
Ingredients: Lilu (Veratrum Root, *Veratri Radix* - 3 fen, remove root head, grind to powder), Xionghuang (Realgar, *Realgar* - finely ground), Cihuang (Orpiment, *Orpiment* - finely ground, 1 fen each). Grind together evenly. When using, mix powder with honey, dip a paper twist in the mixture, and dab onto the polyp. Three times daily; it will self-dissolve. Do not apply medicine to the sides, fearing nasal discharge will fall on it.

Another Formula:
Ingredients: Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*), Fudimo (Pot Bottom Ink/Soot, *Carbonis Folii*). Grind into powder, mix with water, and apply to a square-inch area.

Guding San (Guding Powder, also known as Xixin San): (From *Zhizhi Fang*) Treats polyps and inability to smell. Applying this medicine causes yellow fluid to transform and drip out completely. Cured in 3-4 days without recurrence.
Ingredients: Guding (i.e., Gudi/Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus*), Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*). Equal parts, grind into powder. Wrap in cotton the size of a bean, insert into the nose. Patently clears obstruction. Nasal polyps, commonly called "nasal hemorrhoids," respond effectively.

Dilong San (Earthworm Powder, also known as Qiuyin San): (From *Shenghui Fang*) Treats nasal polyps.
Ingredients: Dilong (Earthworm, *Pheretima*, 1 fen, remove mud), Zhuya Zaojia (Toothpick Gleditsia Fruit, *Gleditsiae Fructus* - one segment). Burn to ash, sift finely. First clean the nose thoroughly, apply honey, then apply a small amount of medicine inside. When clear water discharges completely, the polyps remove themselves.

Hufen Gao (Hufen Ointment): Treats nasal polyps causing obstruction.
Ingredients: Hufen (Lead Carbonate, *Cerussa* - stir-fried), Baifan (Alumen, *Alumen* - burned until juice is gone, equal parts). Grind into powder. Mix with green sheep fat to form ointment. Apply a small amount to the polyp.

Zhi Bizi Bing Bi Nie Formula (For Nasal Polyps and Epistaxis): (From *Haishang Fang*)
Use roasted skin ground into powder, wrap in cotton, and pack. Three days.

Zhi Bizi, Bu Wen Xiangchou Formula (For Nasal Polyps and Loss of Smell): (From *Shenghui Fang*)
Use burned alum stone powder, mix with animal fat, wrap in cotton, and insert into the nose. Over several days, the polyp dissolves and falls off with the medicine.

Another Formula:
Use one square-cun scoop of dog skull bone ash, 0.5 qian of Kudingxiang (Bitter Dingxiang/Gudi, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus*), grind finely and insufflate into the nose. The polyp turns to water. Another method: finely grind ash, mix with pig fat, and apply.

Another Formula: (From *Wei Shi Fang*)
Or Huangbai (Phellodendron Bark, *Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex*), Kushen (Sophora Root, *Sophorae Flavescentis Radix*), Binglang (Areca Seed, *Arecae Semen*), equal parts, grind into powder, mix with pig fat, and apply.

Another Formula: (From *Zhizhi Fang*)
Or Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis, *Indigo Naturalis*), Huaihua (Sophora Flower, *Styphnolobii Flos*), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, *Armeniacae Semen Amarum*), grind and apply.

Gudi Gao (Gudi Ointment): (From *Shenghui Fang*) Treats nasal polyps and loss of smell.
Use aged Gudi (Melon Peduncle, *Trichosanthis Pedunculus*) 1 fen, grind into powder, mix with sheep fat. Apply a small amount occasionally. Another method: grind into powder, put a small amount in the nose; it must dissolve. Repeat 3-4 times. Or wrap powder in cotton and insert into the nose.

Dichan Zhi (Dichan Juice): (From *Zhouhou Fang*) Treats nasal polyps causing obstruction.
Use one fresh Dichan (Euphorbia Kansui Root, *Kansui Radix*), extract juice, apply to polyp. Dissolves overnight. If fresh is unavailable, grind dried into powder, soak in wine, and apply.

Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder): Treats nasal polyps.
Use 5 liang of Xionghuang (Realgar, *Realgar*), place in a clay pot, boil in vinegar three times, take out, rinse thinly with vinegar, dew at night, collect in morning. Repeat three times. Grind finely like powder. Take 2 qian each time, mixed with warm water, twice daily. Within half a month, the polyp will discharge spontaneously. Divine efficacy.

Zhi Bisai Pixi Butong Formula (For Nasal Congestion and Polyp Obstruction):
Use a small amount of Xixin (Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*) powder, insufflate into the nose to clear obstruction.

Zhi Bizi, Heiyie Formula (For Nasal Polyps and Black Crusts):
Burn Qinghao (Sweet Wormwood, *Artemisiae Annuae Herba*) to ash, mix with water from leaching Duanshi (Calx), boil into ointment. Dab onto polyps and black crusts.

Another Formula: (From *Shenghui Fang*)
Use 10 Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae, *Scarabaeus*), place in a green bamboo tube. Scrape off bamboo green oil, seal tightly with single-layer bamboo skin. Place in a latrine pit for 49 days. Take out, dry in sun, add a small amount of Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus*), grind finely into powder. Apply to polyp; it will turn to water.

Daoyin Method: For treating nasal polyps. Sit upright with straight waist, inhale through nose, pinch nose with right hand to eliminate dim vision. If tears flow, slowly close eyes and exhale. Nasal polyps and deafness can also be eliminated. Another saying: Sit facing east, hold breath three times, pinch both nostrils with hands to treat nasal polyps.

Another Formula: (From *Shenghui Fang*)
Use Fudimo (Pot Bottom Ink/Soot, *Carbonis Folii*), sift finely, take with water. Cured in 3-5 days.

Qinghuang San (Light Yellow Powder): (From *Weisheng Baojian Fang*) Treats nasal polyps.
Ingredients: Qingfen (Calomel, *Hydrargyri Chloridum Mite*), Xingren (Apricot Kernel, *Armeniacae Semen Amarum* - blanched, peeled, core removed, 1 fen), Cihuang (Orpiment, *Orpiment* - 0.5 liang), Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus* - small amount). In a clean mortar, first grind Xingren into paste. Then grind Qingfen, Cihuang, and Shexiang together extremely finely. Seal in a porcelain container. For patients, regardless of duration...

Xionghuang San (Realgar Powder): (From *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*) Treats nasal hemorrhoids.
Ingredients: Xionghuang (Realgar, *Realgar*), Beixixin (Northern Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma* - 1 qian each), Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus* - small amount). Grind these three into powder. Sniff into the nose.

Another Formula: (From *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*)
Use Renzhongbai (Urine Deposit, *Concretio Urinae*), heat on a new tile over fire, mix with warm water to take. Stops immediately.

Another Formula: (From *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*)
Use good incense ink, grind thickly, dab into the nose.

Yujin San (Curcuma Powder): (From *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*) Treats nasal polyps.
Ingredients: Yujin (Curcuma Root, *Curcumae Radix*), Zhuya Zaojiao (Toothpick Gleditsia Fruit, *Gleditsiae Fructus* - 1-2 liang each). Soak in water overnight, boil until Yujin is rotten. Remove Zaojiao, keep Yujin, roast dry. Then mix with 0.5 liang of Beixixin (Northern Asarum, *Asari Radix et Rhizoma*), grind into powder. Add 1 qian or half qian of Shexiang (Musk, *Moschus*) and Dansha (Cinnabar, *Cinnabaris*), mix well. Form pills with refined honey, size of tea seeds. Take 10 pills after meals with brewed tea.

Zhi Bi Nei Sheng Pixi Formula (For Nasal Internal Polyps): (From *Zhu Shi Jiyan Fang*)
Dog skull bone (calcined to ash), Dansha (Cinnabar, *Cinnabaris* - add small amount). Sniff half a qian every morning. Polyp turns to water.

Zhi Bizi Ling Formula (For Nasal Polyp Bell):
Use Dingxiang (Clove, *Caryophylli Flos*) powder, wrap in cotton, insert into nose.