Pueraria Clear Sinus

• Sinusitis or rhinitis with purulent, yellow nasal discharge
• Sinus infection with headache, pain, and nasal obstruction
• General nasal problems including stuffy nose, sneezing, loss of smell, and yellow sticky nasal discharge
  

• Antiallergic and antihistamine effects to treat allergy-induced sinusitis or rhinitis
• Antibiotic (antibacterial and antiviral) activities to treat bacterial and viral infections of the nose and the sinus cavity
• Anti-inflammatory effect to constricts the vessels in the nasal mucosa to open up sinus passages
  
  Analgesic effect to relieve sinus headache and pain
  

• This formula is contraindicated during pregnancy and nursing.
• This formula is designed for sinusitis or rhinitis due to damp-heat with yellow and sticky discharge. Sinusitis or rhinitis due to wind-cold with clear watery discharge should be treated with Magnolia Clear Sinus.
• Cang Er Zi (Fructus Xanthii) used in this formula has been carefully dry fried at high temperature until they appear dark brown or slightly charred, as dictated by Chinese Materia Medica. Dry frying is necessary because this process simultaneously increase the effect [by enhancing the extraction of active compounds] and decreases the side effects [by destroying the undesired glycosides]. Nonetheless, because Cang Er Zi (Fructus Xanthii) is metabolized by the liver and eliminated by the kidney, individuals with pre-exiting liver or kidney diseases should not take this formula.
• The following warning statement is required by the State of California: ―This product contains Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei). Read and follow directions carefully.
  Do not use if you have or develop diarrhea, loose stools, or abdominal pain because Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) may worsen these conditions and be harmful to
  your health. Consult your physician if you have frequent diarrhea or if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
  

• Reduce or eliminate the intake of dairy products, as they increase mucus production.
• Drink plenty of distilled water throughout the day to help drainage.
• Make sure the diet contains an adequate amount of vitamin A and C. Vitamin A is essential for healthy mucous lining of the respiratory tract. Vitamin C is well recognized for its effect to prevent and treat infection.
• The Spleen is responsible for generating post-natal qi and good Spleen function also contributes to a healthy immune system. Foods that damage the Spleen should be avoided:
  - Avoid any and all foods that contain sugar, such as cake, dessert, candy, chocolate, canned juice, soft drinks, caffeinated drinks, stevia, sugar substitutes, agave, xylitol, and corn syrup.
  - Avoid raw or uncooked meats, such as sashimi, sushi, steak tartar, and seared meat. Minimize consumption of foods that are cooling in nature, including tofu, tomato, celery, asparagus, bamboo, seaweed, kelp, bitter melon, cucumber, gourd, luffa, eggplant, winter melon, watermelon, honeydew, citrus, oranges, guava, grapefruit, pineapple, plums, pear, banana, papaya, white radish, mustard leaf, potherb mustard, Chinese kale, napa, and bamboo sprout. Do not eat foods straight from the refrigerator. Long-term intake of cold fruits and vegetables like the ones listed above may be damaging to the Spleen. The cooling property of foods can be neutralized by cooking or adding 20 pieces of Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii).
  - Avoid carbohydrates like white rice or bread as they may produce dampness.
  - No seafood especially shellfish, like crabs, oyster, scallops, clams, lobster and shrimp (they enter the yangming Stomach channel).
  - Avoid fermented foods like cheese or fermented tofu.
  - Do not eat dairy products, such as milk, cream, yogurt, cheese, and ice cream.
  - No lamb, beef, goose or duck.
  - Avoid fried or greasy foods.
  
• Warm and hot natured foods that damage qi and yin should be avoided, such as:
  - certain fruits like mango and durian that produce heat.
  - stimulants like coffee, alcohol, and energy drinks.
  - spicy/pungent/aromatic vegetables such as pepper, garlic, onions, basil, rosemary, cumin, funnel, anise, leeks, chives, scallions, thyme, saffron, wormwood, mustard, chili pepper, and wasabi.
  
• Avoid food and drinks with artificial coloring.
• Consume as few meat products as possible. Do not eat processed meats, such as lunch meats, hot dogs and sausages, as they contain nitrites that are associated with inflammation and chronic disease.
  
• Avoid allergens that may trigger sinusitis and rhinitis.
  
• Application of saline solution to the nose three to four times daily helps to reduce nasal congestion.
  
• Strengthen the immune system by increasing exercise, reducing worry and stress, and developing a normal sleep pattern.
  
• Steam inhalation is helpful to drain sinus infections. Rinsing the nostrils with cold saline water is helpful to desensitize the nose to temperature and common allergens.
  Repeatedly suck in and blow out the cold saline water for one to two minutes every morning.

For treatment of sinusitis, rhinitis or sinus infection, take 4 to 6 capsules three times daily with warm water on an empty stomach one hour before or two hours after meals.
For maintenance or prevention, take 3 capsules two times daily.

• Radix Paeoniae Alba
• Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
• Fructus Xanthii, dry fried
• Rhizoma Chuanxiong
• Radix et Rhizoma Rhei
• Fructus Jujubae
• Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae
• Radix Puerariae Lobatae
• Ramulus Cinnamomi
• Radix Scutellariae
• Radix Platycodonis
• Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens
• Gypsum Fibrosum
• Flos Magnoliae