External Pathogen
SUMMERHEAT_DAMP
Summerheat with Dampness
💊 Treatment principle: Clear summerheat, remove dampness
Description
Summerheat combined with dampness
Clinical features
Fever that doesn't subside, heavy head sensation, heavy body, nausea, thick greasy tongue coating
✅ Cupping advice
Highly effective
Technique:
Flash
⏱️ Duration:
5 minutes
📅 Frequency:
2x per week
💪 Intensity:
Light
Clinical notes:
Flash cupping is effectief bij damp, flegm en longaandoeningen
Special notes:
Quick application: cups are placed briefly and removed immediately. Repeat 5-10x per session. Excellent for back in chronic cough, asthma and phlegm.
🚫 Contraindications:
Severe lung diseases (COPD, asthma attack), fever, acute infection, fragile skin
Recommended cupping points:
📍 Acupuncture points
🚫 Moxa advice
not recommended
📜 Herbal formulas
Chuanxiong Chatiao San
川芎茶调散
🧠 TCM pattern:
Wind-cold obstruction
📋 Indications:
Migraine prophylaxis (4-8 attacks/month) with neck pain and cold intolerance
📖 Classical source: Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang
🚫 Contraindications:
Wind-heat pattern
⚠️ Safety warnings:
Monitor for gastrointestinal discomfort
Gegen Qinlian Tang
葛根芩连汤
🧠 TCM pattern:
Damp-heat
📋 Indications:
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with inadequate glycemic control on metformin
📖 Classical source: Shanghan Lun
🚫 Contraindications:
Cold-deficiency pattern
⚠️ Safety warnings:
May interact with anticoagulants