Cao Ling Dan，*Collected Proven Effective Formulas*, Volume 1.，Chronic nasal discharge, redness of the nose, corneal opacities, headaches caused by wind, pain from wind, cold, summer heat, or heat; headaches with a sensation of distension and oppression; blocked nasal passages; and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.
Cao Ling Dan
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Formulas Name : Cao Ling Dan
Chinese Name : 草灵丹
Drug Formulation
Goose-Chick Weed (also known as Ground Pepper; harvest, air-dry in the shade, sun-dry, grind into powder, and store).
Source
*Collected Proven Effective Formulas*, Volume 1.
Benefits
Chronic nasal discharge, redness of the nose, corneal opacities, headaches caused by wind, pain from wind, cold, summer heat, or heat; headaches with a sensation of distension and oppression; blocked nasal passages; and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.
Instructions for Use
To treat nasal discharge with a constant flow of yellow, turbid mucus from the nasal passages, plug the nose with fresh herb; to treat chronic nasal discharge that has not healed, accompanied by a trickle of foul-smelling, bloody fluid from the nose, dizziness, faintness, and pain, plug the nose with fresh herb several times and take Bu Zhong Yi Qi Decoction internally;For a red nose, take the tender tips of the herb, dry them in the shade, grind into a fine powder, mix with a thin paste to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed, coat them with an extremely fine powder of black gardenia, and insert them into the nose; for corneal opacities, take the powder and sniff it through the nose or insert it into the ears; for headaches caused by wind, use fresh herb to plug the nostrils;For headaches, distension, and oppression caused by exposure to wind, cold, summer heat, or summer heat, accompanied by blocked nasal passages and chest discomfort, snort the powder through the nose.
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Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 19, 2026 Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 19, 2026
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Cao Ling Dan,Chronic nasal discharge, redness of the nose, corneal opacities, headaches caused by wind, pain from wind, cold, summer heat, or heat; headaches with a sensation of distension and oppression; blocked nasal passages; and discomfort in the chest and diaphragm.