How to differentiate phlegm dampness Blocking Collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine?
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Phlegm dampness obstructing collaterals and tongue atrophy are mainly due to the dysfunction of spleen, lung and kidney, the loss of Sanjiao Qi, especially the loss of the right of the spleen to transfer and transport, which makes the body fluid stop storing, accumulate and generate dampness, coagulate and become phlegm. Phlegm Qi obstructing the tongue and collaterals leads to tongue atrophy. The manifestations include soft tongue, weak rotation, unfavorable speech, pale face, green lips, fullness of chest cavity, vomit and phlegm, heavy limb sleepiness, palpitation and vertigo, deep and smooth pulse, light red tongue, white, smooth and greasy fur. So how can TCM differentiate phlegm dampness Blocking Collaterals?
How to differentiate phlegm dampness Blocking Collaterals in traditional Chinese medicine?
External evil attack lung, lung xuanjiang disorder, lung does not distribute fluid, long time water stopped gathering and phlegm dampness; The spleen qi is deficient, the blood is lost, the water and dampness are condensed into phlegm, which is stored in the lung; Or cough for a long time and injure the lung, the function of lung water delivery is weakened and dampness accumulation becomes a disease; The above three reasons can lead to phlegm dampness obstructing the lung, Lung Qi on the reverse, so cough phlegm, phlegm sticky color white, easy to play out. Phlegm dampness block airway, Lung Qi adverse, so chest tightness, even wheezing phlegm. The tongue is light, bitter, white and greasy, and the pulse is smooth.
Identification of similar syndromes: phlegm dampness obstructing lung is characterized by long-term disease and phlegm, which is not easy to be confused with other diseases. It should be noted that the severe syndrome of phlegm dampness Yin lung often involves the heart, and the dangerous syndrome of heart qi deficiency, heart yang deficiency and even heart Yang abruption can be seen. It should be carefully examined in clinical practice.
Points for attention in syndrome differentiation: 1) cough and asthma often occur repeatedly with a long course of disease, which is different from the new feeling of external evil invading the lung; ② Phlegm dampness is characterized by excessive phlegm, sticky nature, white color, easy to appear, phlegm, greasy fur, smooth pulse or string; ③ Lung symptoms: cough, asthma, chest tightness and so on.
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In traditional Chinese medicine, phlegm dampness obstructing collaterals syndrome is usually treated with the corresponding Chinese herbal decoction of Tonifying Qi and warming Yang, removing dampness and resolving phlegm. It is best to take it orally while frying the decoction to soak the feet, because the symptoms of lower limbs are more obvious, and the effect of foot bath is better. In addition, acupuncture and moxibustion can also be used to dredge the meridians of lower limbs and promote the operation of Qi and blood.
