1. Syndrome of dryness of the lung due to yin deficiency
Main symptoms and signs: Dryness is severer inside the nose, possibly accompanied by burning sensation and pain. Sarolemma is atrophic inside the nose, with hyposmia and many nasal crusts. There exists turbid yellowish-greenish nasal discharge occasionally intermingled with blood which will aggravate when climate is dry. The patient has accompanying dryness and pain of the pharyngolaryngx, cough, fatigue, disinclination to speak as well as dysphoria with feverish sensation of chest, palms and soles. The tongue is reddish with scanty fur and the pulse is thready and rapid.

2. Syndrome of deficiency of qi and blood       
Main symptoms and signs: Severer atrophy of nasal sarolemma, nasal discharge with foul odour or yellowishgreenish pus crusts, poor appetite, abdominal distension, fatigue of limbs, loose stool, pale tongue with whitish fur, thready and weak pulse