Acupuncture for Sinusitis

🤧 Chronic Sinusitis in Chinese Medicine is often due Lung Qi deficiency with excess Damp.
The root cause can be also coming from a weak Spleen (due to years of poor diet) which in turns creates mucus. This is why it’s important to address the nutrition part of the healing.
🤧 Acute Sinusitis is often either due to invasion of external pathogens Wind-Cold (clear watery mucus) or Wind-Heat (yellow thick mucus).
🤧 Acupressure on Li 20, Li 4 and BL 2, GB 14 and Bi Tong will help tremendously in opening the nasal passages.
🤧 Avoiding dairy and sugar. Apple cider vinegar daily in warm water, dries mucus.
Ginger & Turmeric dry mucus and clear cold.
🤧 Neti pot rinse with saline will also clear the sinus of mucus.
🤧 Steam inhalation with Eucalyptus oil will help reduce inflammation.
🤧 Li 20 is also a great acupuncture point for the loss of sense of smell, while GB 14 (especially combined with Li 4) is great for sinus headaches.
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