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Turbid Phlegm Harassing Upper Body
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Pin Yin:
tan zhuo shang rao
Symptoms:
fatigue;
labored breathing;
absence of thirst; appetite, lack of.
diarrhea or loose stool; nausea; eruptions watery, oozing.
Pain:
oppressive, distended pain; of abdomen; of chest; of
head.
Sensory abnormalities:
vertigo; loss of balance.
Activity and movement:
, sluggish; difficulty maintaining balance.
Affect:
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Signs:
Tongue Body:
may be obscured by coating.
Tongue Coat:
thick; greasy-wet.
Pulse:
slippery.
Complexion, other:
complexion pale or dull yellowish.
Pattern derived from:
Spleen Damp.
Herbs:
--Drain Dampness, Promote Urination; especially those herbs like Poria that strengthen Spleen and are not harsh.
--Aromatic-transform Dampness; especially herbs like Fr seu S Amomi that activate the Spleen.
--Extinguish Internal Wind; especially herbs like Rz Gastrodiae that both relieve Interior Wind and resolve Phlegm arising from Middle Burner weakness.
-Transform Cold Phlegm; especially herbs like Rz Pinelliae that resolve Dampness and Phlegm of Middle Burner.
--Regulate Qi
-Supplement Qi
--Aromatic Open Orifices
Formulas:
-Transform Phlegm and extinguish Wind (Pinellia, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Gastrodia Decoction)
-Dry Dampness and expel Phlegm
-Warm and transform Cold Phlegm (Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodis Macrocephalae, and Licorice Decoction)
-- Transform Damp Turbidity
-- Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
-- Promote urination and leach out Dampness
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