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F3 phlegm II 3
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Question | Answer |
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Scrofula or goiter – nodules on the sides or midline of the neck. These are considered to be due to phlegm-fire from consumed fluids. | Xiao luo wan (reduce scrofula pill) |
Firm and rubbery neck nodules, dry mouth and throat | Xiao luo wan (reduce scrofula pill) |
Clears heat and transforms phlegm, softens and dissipates nodules. Red tongue, rapid slippery wiry pulse | Xiao luo wan (reduce scrofula pill) |
Cervical lymphadenopathy, goiter, thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism | Xiao luo wan (reduce scrofula pill) |
Warms the lung and transforms phlegm, tongue white, slippery coat, pulse wiry slippery | ling gan wu wei jiang xin tang (poria, licorice, schisandra, ginger and alarm decoction) |
Cough with thin, watery sputum with chest and diaphragm discomfort, coughing and wheezing | ling gan wu wei jiang xin tang (poria, licorice, schisandra, ginger and alarm decoction) |
Cold congested fluids due to yang deficiency and rising yin | ling gan wu wei jiang xin tang (poria, licorice, schisandra, ginger and alarm decoction) |
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, such as emphysema) | ling gan wu wei jiang xin tang (poria, licorice, schisandra, ginger and alarm decoction) |
This formula is not for exterior conditions such as wind-cold with congested fluids. | ling gan wu wei jiang xin tang (poria, licorice, schisandra, ginger and alarm decoction) |
Directs qi downward, relaxes diaphragm, transforms phlegm, reduces food stagnation, tongue white, greasy coat, pulse slippery | san zi yang qin tang (3 seed decoction to nourish ones parents) |
Cough and wheeze, copious sputum, focal distention in chest, loss of appetite | san zi yang qin tang (3 seed decoction to nourish ones parents) |
Cold in lungs with food stagnation; spleen deficiency causing food stagnation, and food stagnation further injuring spleen qi, and then presto! Phlegm results! | san zi yang qin tang (3 seed decoction to nourish ones parents) |
Acute and chronic bronchitis, asthma, emphysema, spasms of the diaphragm | san zi yang qin tang (3 seed decoction to nourish ones parents) |
Often used for elderly people with diminished spleen function who then develop phlegm. It is a strongly pungent and moving formula, not for long term use, and certainly not to be considered any kind of a tonic formula. | san zi yang qin tang (3 seed decoction to nourish ones parents) |
Stops cough, transforms phlegm, disperses exterior, disseminates lung qi, tongue thin, white coat, pulse floating, moderate | zhi sou san (stop coughing powder) |
Cough, possible slight fever and chills (left over from an exterior attack), itchy throat | zhi sou san (stop coughing powder) |
Wind attacking lungs, leaving a lingering cough. | zhi sou san (stop coughing powder) |
URI, acute bronchitis, early stage pneumonia. This is a basic formula for almost any kind of cough. It should be modified to fit the specifics of the individual case. | zhi sou san (stop coughing powder) |
Strengthens spleen, dispels dampness, transforms phlegm and extinguishes wind, tongue white, greasy coat, pulse wiry slippery | ban Xia bai zhu tian ma tang (pinellia, atractylodis macrocephalae and gastrodia decoction) |
Dizziness and vertigo, headache, stifling feeling in chest, nausea or vomiting, copious sputum | ban Xia bai zhu tian ma tang (pinellia, atractylodis macrocephalae and gastrodia decoction) |
Wind-phlegm. This means dampness from spleen deficiency is swept upward by the rising of internal wind, causing the head symptoms and dizziness. | ban Xia bai zhu tian ma tang (pinellia, atractylodis macrocephalae and gastrodia decoction) |
Meniere’s disease, HTN, vertigo, migraine | ban Xia bai zhu tian ma tang (pinellia, atractylodis macrocephalae and gastrodia decoction) |