Wind-Damp-Heat-Phlegm WIND_DAMP_HEAT_PHLEGM

Wind-damp-heat-phlegm

💊 Treatment principle: Expel wind-damp-heat, resolve phlegm

Description

Wind, damp, heat and phlegm combined

Clinical features

Cough with yellow phlegm, jaundice, fever, swelling, thick yellow 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:
BL13 primary
Feishu 肺俞
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ST40 primary
Fenglong 丰隆
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BL-20 primary
Pishu 脾俞
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BL-13 secondary
Feishu 肺俞
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LU-1 secondary
Zhongfu 中府
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BL12 secondary
Fengmen 风门
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📍 Acupuncture points

GB20 Primary
Fengchi 风池
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ST40 Primary
Fenglong 丰隆
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LI11 Primary
Quchi 曲池
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LI4 Secondary
Hegu 合谷
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CV12 Secondary
Zhongwan 中脘
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GB34 Secondary
Yanglingquan 阳陵泉
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🚫 Moxa advice

not recommended

📜 Herbal formulas

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

Erchen Tang 二陈汤
🧠 TCM pattern:

Phlegm-Damp

📋 Indications:

Chronic bronchitis, nausea, dizziness, swollen tongue

📖 Classical source: Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang
🚫 Contraindications:

Yin deficiency with dryness

⚠️ Safety warnings:

Pinellia must be prepared (fa ban xia)

Simiao Tang 四妙汤
🧠 TCM pattern:

Damp-heat

📋 Indications:

Acute gout attack with red, swollen, hot joint

📖 Classical source: Chengfang Bianzhu
🚫 Contraindications:

Cold-damp pattern

⚠️ Safety warnings:

May cause mild diarrhea; monitor in renal impairment