Abstract:

Allergic rhinitis in children is a common clinical disease, and wind-cold syndrome of the lung meridian is the most common clinical evidence. Based on the theory of “Ying and Wei”, Prof. Sun Liping believes that during the attack period the onset of allergic rhinitis is due to wind-cold attacking the lungs and the lungs' lack of dispersing and descending function, which leads to the disharmony between Ying and Wei and causes the gas to stop working, resulting in obstruction of nasal orifices; the treatment should focus on dispersing and smoothing qi, supplemented by relieving the symptoms and unblocking the nasal orifices, and the self-made Xuanfei Libi decoction with modification is often used. In the remission period during which the spleen is deficient and not functioning and Ying and Wei are stagnant, phlegm and stasis are stagnated in the nose; the treatment is to tonify the spleen and stomach, supplemented by eliminating phlegm, transforming stasis and unblocking the nose orifices, and Yupingfeng powder with flavor is often used. During the stable period, there is deficiency of favorable qi, and the disease is likely to reoccur, so kidneys should be paid attention to in order to strengthen the foundation and nourish the vital energy, and Gufang decoction with modification is often used.

Key words: Allergic rhinitis, Ying-Wei theory, Syndrome differentiation of viscera, Child