Magnolia Flower 032

Releases Exterior Wind-Cold, unblocks the nasal passages and alleviates sinus pain.

Indications:

Acute rhinitis, acute sinusitis, hayfever.

Signs and Symptoms: Nasal congestion, Rhinorrhoea, Frontal headache, Tenderness over the sinuses.

Dosage and Course of Treatment:

8 - 12 pills, 3 times daily, half to one hour away from food.

Course of treatment: 1 - 3 weeks for acute conditions; 2 - 4 months for chronic conditions (see Combinations below).

Generally for short term use.

Combinations:

Acute infective sinusitis with yellow discharge (i.e. Heat Toxin): Huang Lian Jie Du Wan (Coptis & Scute Formula BP050).

Chronic nasal congestion due to Spleen Qi deficiency with Phlegm-Damp retention: Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan (Saussurea & Cardamon Formula BP028).

Hayfever: Xiao Qing Long Tang (Minor Blue Dragon Combination BP064); Bi Min Gan Wan (Magnolia & Scute Formula BP068).

Headache due to sinusitis: Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (Ligusticum and Tea Formula BP047).

Sinusitis with Damp-Heat in the Liver Channel: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Formula BP016).

Chronic sinusitis with nasal blockage: Nei Xiao Luo Li Wan (Prunella & Scrophularia Formula BP043).

Sinusitis with severe sneezing: Bi Min Gan Wan (Magnolia & Scute Formula BP068).

Sinusitis, remission stage: Yu Ping Feng San (Jade Screen Formula BP037).

Ingredients:

- Magnolia liliflora, flower 49.9 mg

- Angelica dahurica, root 49.9 mg

- Notopterygium incisum, root and rhiz. 37.5 mg

- Saposhnikovia divaricata, root 37.5 mg

- Ligusticum sinense, rhizome 37.5 mg

- Xanthium sibiricum, fruit 37.5 mg

- Ligusticum striatum, root 37.5 mg

- Actaea Cimicifuga, rhizome 37.5 mg

- Anemone altaica, rhizome 25.1 mg

- Glycyrrhiza uralensis, root 25.1 mg

Cautions and Contraindications:

None noted.