Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment Protocols for Pneumothorax - Formulas, Protocols, TCM Diagnoses

Pneumothorax - Diagnostic Patterns

The Chinese Medicine treatment of pneumothorax generally involves arriving at the appropriate TCM diagnosis or pattern. This pattern within the individual is what treatment is based on not the general condition (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following patterns may represent the underlying contributing factors for the development of pneumothorax:

• Liver Qi Stagnation
• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold
• Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat
• Lung Qi Deficiency
• Spleen Qi Deficiency
• Liver Blood Stagnation
• Phlegm Stagnation

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