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According to the *Shenghui Fang* (Healthful Prescriptions): In children, if the Lung organ is obstructed and stagnant, with accumulated heat attacking upwards to the brain, it causes "brain heat." Furthermore, Lung Qi connects to the nose and governs nasal discharge. If there is heat within the viscera, body fluids become dry, thus resulting in a lack of nasal discharge.

*Shenghui Fang* Mutong San (Wood Vessel Powder): Treats pediatric brain heat with no nasal discharge, dry mouth, mental restlessness, and restless sleep.
Ingredients: Tongcao (Akebiae Caulis, cut), Ophiopogonis Radix (Ophiopogon Root, heart removed, dried), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Cimicifuga Rhizome) (each 0.5 liang), Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (Anemarrhena Rhizome), Cornu Bubali (Buffalo Horn, shaved), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root, roasted until slightly red, cut), Armeniacae Semen Amarum (Bitter Apricot Seed, soaked in water, skin and tips removed, stir-fried with bran until slightly yellow) (each 1 fen), Gardeniae Fructus (Gardenia Fruit, pulp only) (3 pieces).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are crushed and sieved into a coarse powder. Take 1 qian per dose, decoct with one small cup of water until reduced to half a cup, strain, and administer warm according to the child's age and condition, at any time.

[Zhang Huan] Xijiao Shengma San (Rhinoceros Horn and Cimicifuga Powder): Treats nasal dryness caused by brain heat and Lung obstruction.
Ingredients: Cornu Bubali (Buffalo Horn, shaved) (1 liang), Cimicifugae Rhizoma (Cimicifuga Rhizome), Natrii Sulfas (Mirabilite), Coptidis Rhizoma (Coptis Rhizome) (each 0.5 liang).
The above are crushed and sieved into a fine powder. Then add: Cinnabaris (Cinnabar, finely ground and washed with water) (0.5 liang), Moschus (Musk), Borneolum Syntheticum (Borneol) (each 1 fen, finely ground).
All ingredients are crushed and sieved into a fine powder. Take 0.5 qian per dose, mixed with warm honey water for administration, after milk or food intake.

*Wanquan Fang* (Prescriptions for Universal Relief) Maidong Wan (Ophiopogon Pill): Treats pediatric Heart and Lung excess-heat, dry brain with no nasal discharge, and occasional irritability.
Ingredients: Ophiopogonis Radix (Ophiopogon Root, heart removed, dried) (1 liang), Borneolum Syntheticum (Borneol, finely ground) (0.5 fen), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Licorice Root, roasted), Moschus (Musk, incorporated while grinding) (each 1 fen), Coptidis Rhizoma (Coptis Rhizome), Poria (Red Poria), Cornu Bubali (Buffalo Horn, shaved), Fen Shuang (Calomel/Frost of Calomel), Cinnabaris (Cinnabar), Natrii Sulfas (Mirabilite) (all ground separately), Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Prepared Rehmannia Root), Scutellariae Radix (Scutellaria Root) (each 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: The above ingredients are crushed and sieved into powder. Incorporate the pre-ground ingredients and mix thoroughly. Take 0.5 qian per dose, mixed with warm honey water.

*Kaiyian Yifang* (Supplement to the Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet) states: People often have flesh growth blocking the nose, causing discomfort in sleep and eating, finding relief only through nasal breathing. Although many folk prescriptions exist, none are effective. Only the *Bencao* (Materia Medica) states that Xionghuang (Realgar) treats nasal polyps, which is true. However, contemporary physicians do not know the proper method for using Realgar; they use it raw, leading to severe suffering or death. I once treated a patient who could not breathe due to nasal obstruction. I used calcined Realgar, administered daily in a quantity the size of a large date. After ten days, the fleshy blockage naturally expelled, allowing immediate breathing without recurrence. The method for calcining Realgar is detailed in the Immortal Elixir prescription within *Kaiyian Yifang*; one should seek it out as it yields miraculous results.

*Qianjin Fang* (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold) formula for pediatric nasal obstruction with polyps:
Ingredients: Tetrapanacis Medulla (Tetrapanax Pith), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum Root and Rhizome) (each 1 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Crush these two ingredients into powder. Take an amount the size of a bean, wrap in cotton, and insert into the nose twice daily.

*Kaiyian Yifang* (Supplement to the Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet) formula for nasal polyps blocking the nose and preventing breathing:
Take Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum Root and Rhizome), moisten with saliva, bend the head, and insert into the nose, placing more around the sides. Change ten times daily. After twenty days, use the following: Descurainiae Semen (Descurainia Seed), Usnea (Usnea Fiber) (each 1 liang, 0.5 liang respectively).
Crush and sieve these two ingredients. Wrap in cotton, forming a shape thin as a date pit, and insert into the nose. Change five to six times daily. After twenty days, select high-quality Wubai Fan (Alumen) (2 liang). Place inside a clay vessel, seal it, and fire in a kiln until the clay is fully fired. Remove, crush, and sieve. Mix with animal fat (mian zhi) to form a pill the size of a date pit, insert into the nose, changing five to six times daily. Use up the batch before mixing a new one; do not mix all at once. Recovery occurs after twenty days. Avoid strenuous activity, hot foods, garlic, and wheat products for one hundred days.

*Kaiyian Yifang* (Supplement to the Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet) formula for nasal polyps causing loss of smell:
Ingredients: Trichosanthis Pericarpium (Melon Rind), Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Asarum Root and Rhizome) (each 0.5 liang).
Preparation and Administration: Make into a powder. Wrap in cotton wadding, size of a bean, and insert into the nose. Breathing will clear shortly thereafter.