Prevention and treatment for ‘phlegm disease’ in TCM / 中华中医药杂志

ABSTRACT

This article mainly discussed the prevention principle, treatment principle and basic treatment method of ‘phlegm disease’. The prevention of the phlegm disease emphasized removing pathogenic factor to stop the sources of phlegm; improving the phlegm-turbidity physique to decrease the onset of disease; removing turbid phlegm to avoid harm of the excess phlegm; early diagnosis and treatment for phlegm disease to avoid its development. The treatment principles of the phlegm disease, one is improving the qi transformation, the other is removing the turbid phlegm in time. The basic treatment methods of the phlegm disease are strengthening qi to resolve phlegm, warming yang to resolve phlegm, relieving depression to resolve phlegm, clearing heat to resolve phlegm, drying dampness to resolve phlegm, moisturizing dryness to resolve phlegm. In clinic, the methods were used according to the specific pathology and syndromes.