Nasal congestion is a common symptom, which is the result of inflammation of the nasal mucosa and swelling of the turbinates. Nasal congestion is often a symptom of the beginning of a cold or rhinitis, but if the cold or rhinitis is not cured in time, it may become chronic rhinitis.
In the book “Shiming” from the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is written that “rhinitis for a long time, congestion of the nose for a long time, and then suffocation.” Ancient Chinese has many expressions of suffocation to describe the symptoms of nasal congestion.
Cure a Cold in Time to Cure a Stuffy Nose
Since most nasal congestion is often caused by colds, timely curing a cold can cure the symptoms of nasal congestion and runny nose. The concept of cold in Chinese medicine is different from that in Western medicine. Regardless of the foreign bacteria and viruses, Chinese medicine mainly focuses on the overall symptoms of the body after the onset of the disease and treats it according to the type of cold syndrome….