What to do if yellow scabs repeatedly form on the nose

Repeated yellow crusting of the nose is an important manifestation of dry rhinitis, which can cause great discomfort to patients. In severe cases, it can even cause difficulty breathing. Therefore, if this disease occurs, it must be treated in time. Dry rhinitis is divided into many types. Different types of dry rhinitis require different treatments. Below, we will introduce the symptoms and treatments of dry rhinitis in detail.

1. Dryness and evil damage to the nose

Main symptoms: dryness, burning sensation, foreign body sensation in the nose, and sometimes bloody nasal discharge. The nasal mucosa is dry, and there is often a little crusting on the front of the inferior turbinate.

The area below the septum is dry and red, or there is an itchy throat, dry cough, and dry mouth with a desire to drink. The tongue is reddish with little coating, and the pulse is thin and slightly rapid.

Treatment method: Clear dryness, promote lung function, nourish yin and produce body fluid.

Prescription for treating dry rhinitis: Qingzao Jiufei Decoction (from "Medical Law" frosted mulberry leaves, gypsum, sesame seeds, ginseng, licorice, loquat leaves, donkey-hide gelatin, Ophiopogon japonicus, and almonds) with modifications. The ginseng in the prescription can be replaced with Adenophora strychnos, and for those with nosebleeds, add Radix Codonopsis pilosula, Rhizoma Imperatae, and stir-fried Pollen Typhae, and for those with dry stools, add Rhizoma Curcumae and Fructus Hempe seeds.

2. Yin deficiency and dry nose syndrome

Main symptoms: dryness and itching in the nose. Burning sensation, occasional small amount of epistaxis, dry nasal mucosa, dry and red nasal septum with a few crusts, dry mouth and throat, sore waist and knees, red tongue with little coating, and thready pulse.

Prescription for treating dry rhinitis: Lily Gujin Decoction (from "Yi Fang Ji Jie" lily, raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, ophiopogon, angelica, white peony, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Scrophularia, Platycodon, and licorice).

3. Qi deficiency and nasal cavity malnutrition syndrome

Main symptoms: dryness, foreign body sensation, burning sensation in the nose, bloody nasal discharge, pale nasal mucosa with little fluid, dryness, erosion and crusting in the front of the nasal septum. Fatigue, dull complexion, poor appetite, pale tongue, and weak pulse.

Treatment method: Strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, raise clearness and moisten dryness.

Prescription for treating dry rhinitis: Buzhong Yiqi Decoction (from "Treatise on the Piwei" includes Astragalus, Ginseng, Atractylodes, Angelica, Cimicifuga, Bupleurum, Tangerine Peel, Licorice) plus Adenophora, Ophiopogon, Lilium, etc.

4. Spleen and stomach stagnation and heat syndrome

Main symptoms: dry nose and hot nasal breath. Common symptoms include nosebleeds, dry and red nasal mucosa, a small amount of crusting and erosion in the front and lower part of the nasal septum, dry throat and thirst, dry stool, yellow urine, red tongue, yellow and dry tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Clear the lungs and stomach, promote body fluid and relieve dryness.

Prescription for treating dry rhinitis: Jiawei Shengge Decoction (from "Medical View", it includes Cimicifuga, Pueraria root, white peony root, licorice, forsythia, honeysuckle, Radix Trichosanthis, Angelica dahurica, apricot kernel, fructus aurantii, radix rehmanniae, baicalin, and Glauber's salt).