Snivel

Also nasal mucus. Snivel is the humor of the lung. Abnormalities of nasal mucus indicate either nondiffusion of lung qì due to the presence of evil or lung vacuity. Nasal congestion with turbid snivel is observed in external contraction of wind-heat, whereas nasal congestion and runny nose with clear snivel indicates wind-cold invading the lung (common cold). In the latter case, it thickens and turns yellow on recovery. Thin clear snivel and pronounced sneezing indicates sniveling nose, which would appear to correspond to allergic rhinitis in Western medicine. Foul-smelling turbid yellow snivel accompanied by recurrent headaches indicates deep-source nasal congestion, which corresponds to paranasal sinusitis.