Formulas That Treat Phlegm

Front 1

Damp Phlegm

Damp-Phlegm from the Spleen failing to properly transport the fluids.

Back 1

Er Chen Tang

(Two-Cured Decoction)

Front 2

* Damp Phlegm

Disharmony between Gb & St = phl heat

Back 2

* Wen Dan Tang

(Warm the Gallbladder Decoction)

Front 3

Damp Phlegm

Phl + Ht & Gb def

Back 3

Shi Wei Wen Dan Tang

(Ten-Ingredient Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder)

Front 4

* Phlegm Heat

Phlegm heat of Lung

Clears and transforms Phlegm-Heat
Stops cough
Subdues Rebellious Qi

Internal clumping of Phlegm-Heat which occurs when Fire brews Body Fluids which have become stagnant due to the weakening of the transportive function of the Spleen.

Back 4

* Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

(Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill)

Front 5

Phlegm Heat

Chronic clumping in chest (mild phl heat)

Clumping in the chest which is caused by the sinking of pathogenic Heat into the chest and epigastrium (Upper and Middle Burners) where it mixes with Phlegm and forms clumps.

Back 5

Xiao Xian Xiong Tang

(Minor Sinking Into the Chest Decoction)

The source text for this formula identifies two types of "sinking into the chest" disorders, both of which are due to a yang pathogenic influence sinking into the chest and causing clumping. The disorder for which this formula is indicated is the less severe of the two.

Front 6

Phlegm Heat

Chronic excess heat phlegm

Psychic disorders due to Full-Heat, Phlegm-Heat (or Phlegm-Fire) obstructing the channels.

Back 6

Gun Tan Wan

(Chasing away Phlegm Pill)

Front 7

* Dry Phlegm

Dryness in the Lungs which injures the Fluids and causes dry Phlegm.

Back 7

* Bei Mu Gua Lou San

Front 8

Cold Phlegm

Phl-water retention (sp yang def)

Cold-Phlegm in the epigastrium due to Spleen-Yang Deficiency.

Back 8

Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

(4 herbs = form)

Front 9

Cold Phlegm

(Kd fixed bi syndrome) = cold damp downward attack due to sp def

Back 9

Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang

Front 10

Cold Phlegm

Sp yang def = cold phl in lung

Congested fluids and Phlegm due to Spleen-Yang Deficiency.

Accumulated Phlegm in bronchi.

Back 10

Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang

(4 herbs = form)

Front 11

Cold Phlegm

Qi + phlegm accum

The retention of food is both a cause and an effect of Spleen Deficiency, and can lead to the production of Phlegm (elderly people, especially).

Back 11

San Zi Yang Qin Tang

(Three-Seed Decoction to Nourish One's Parents)

The three seeds refer to the ingredients of this formula, which are all small seeds. It is commonly used in treating the elderly, whose appetites are reduced, hence to "nourish one's parents".

Front 12

Wind Phlegm

Liver wind phl (sp def)

Wind-Phlegm with accumulated Dampness due to Spleen Deficiency.

Back 12

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Front 13

Wind Phlegm

WInd Phl in Channels and Orifice

Seizure disorder arising from a combination of Liver-Wind and Phlegm.

Back 13

Ding Xian Wan

(Stop Seizures Pill)

Front 14

Wind Phlegm

Persistent cough due to ext wind

Back 14

Zhi Sou San

(Stop cough powder)

Front 15

Phlegm Nodules

Phl-fire --> neck

Nodules in the neck due to the depletion of the Liver and Kidney-Yin which gives rise to Fire from Deficiency that consumes the fluids and produces Phlegm.

Back 15

Xiao Luo Wan

(Reduce Scrofula Pill)

Front 16

Phlegm Nodules

This formula is primarily used in treating goiter

Stagnation of Dampness, Phlegm, Qi, and Blood in the area between the skin and flesh on the neck.

Back 16

Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang