Wind-damp-heat-phlegm
Description
Wind, damp, heat and phlegm combined
Clinical features
Cough with yellow phlegm, jaundice, fever, swelling, thick yellow tongue coating
✅ Cupping advice
Flash cupping is effectief bij damp, flegm en longaandoeningen
Quick application: cups are placed briefly and removed immediately. Repeat 5-10x per session. Excellent for back in chronic cough, asthma and phlegm.
Severe lung diseases (COPD, asthma attack), fever, acute infection, fragile skin
📍 Acupuncture points
🚫 Moxa advice
📜 Herbal formulas
Damp-heat
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with inadequate glycemic control on metformin
Cold-deficiency pattern
May interact with anticoagulants
Phlegm-Damp
Chronic bronchitis, nausea, dizziness, swollen tongue
Yin deficiency with dryness
Pinellia must be prepared (fa ban xia)
Damp-heat
Acute gout attack with red, swollen, hot joint
Cold-damp pattern
May cause mild diarrhea; monitor in renal impairment