Below you will find theoretical and clinical applications information related to lung dampness - phlegm heat. We have created associations based on clinical experience that lead to possible treatment approaches with acupuncture points, individual herbs, TCM formulas, and more.

Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat - Basics

Barking cough, SOB, asthma, chest oppression, yellow/green mucus (main difference from damp-phlegm cold pattern).

Tongue Diagnosis

Red, thick sticky yellow coat.

Pulse Diagnosis

Slippery, rapid, full.

The following 6 TCM Formulas are empirically related to the treatment of Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat

B

• Bi Yan Wan (Nose Inflammation Tablets) Treat Phlegm

D

• Ding Chuan Wan (Calm Wheezing Pills) Treat Phlegm

H

• Huang Lian Jie Du Wan (Coptis Decoction To Relieve Toxicity) Clear Heat

Q

• Qing Bi Wan (Clear The Nose Decoction) Release the Exterior
• Qing Fei Wan (Clear The Lungs Decoction) Treat Phlegm
• Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan (Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill) Treat Phlegm

The Chinese Medicine treatment of lung dampness - phlegm heat generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following 17 conditions may arise from lung dampness - phlegm heat . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.

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