All diseases are caused by phlegm! This expectorant strategy may "cure" many diseases.

Li Shizhen pointed out in the book Pulse on the Lake that phlegm is the pathogenic factor of many diseases.

Therefore, in the theory of Chinese medicine, resolving phlegm can help prevent and treat many diseases.

Interviewed experts

Zhang Qiong □ Jason, Chief Physician, Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Eliminating phlegm helps to prevent and treat many diseases.

Phlegm is the pathological product of abnormal metabolism of body fluid.

Phlegm in traditional Chinese medicine often includes what we usually say, sputum secreted, coughed and visible by the respiratory system, such as yellow sputum, white sputum, foam sputum and blood sputum. It also refers to "invisible phlegm" that stops accumulating or flows between viscera and tissues when water and fluid in the body run abnormally.

Chinese medicine believes that all diseases are caused by phlegm, and all strange diseases have phlegm. Therefore, eliminating phlegm is helpful to prevent and treat many diseases.

Phlegm blocking lung

Cough and expectoration are the same symptoms of many common respiratory diseases, such as chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma and chronic pharyngitis. Phlegm is not only the pathological product of these diseases, but also the poor discharge of sputum and staying in the lungs will aggravate the condition.

Therefore, Chinese medicine advocates "resolving phlegm and benefiting the lungs", that is, resolving phlegm and discharging phlegm at the same time, so as to reconcile lung qi and prevent phlegm from accumulating, and you can take Zhisou Powder.

If the amount of phlegm is too much and the tongue coating is white and greasy, patients with phlegm-dampness symptoms should be treated with dampness-removing and phlegm-resolving, and Erchen Decoction and Sanzi Yangqin Decoction are recommended.

Phlegm blocking the heart

Chinese medicine believes that the heart is the "official of the monarch" of the human body, and when phlegm flows along the meridians of the human body, it will lead to "disorder" in mental activities.

For example, if phlegm-fire disturbs the mind, there will be symptoms such as irritability, insomnia and dreaminess, which can be treated by clearing away heat and resolving phlegm and calming the nerves, such as Huanglian Wendan Decoction.

If the phlegm is unconscious and the spirit loses its function, there will be a serious coma or unconsciousness. At this time, the treatment methods of resolving phlegm and inducing resuscitation can be adopted, such as taking Angong Niuhuang Pill and Suhexiang Pill.

Stagnation of phlegm in liver

The liver governs the emotional activities of the human body, and poor emotion will lead to liver-qi discomfort, phlegm-qi cementation and disease.

Stagnation of phlegm in the liver is mainly manifested as chest pain, irritability and depression, and foreign bodies in the pharynx. Treatment should be based on soothing the liver, relieving depression and resolving phlegm, such as taking Banxia Houpu Decoction and Sijunzi Decoction.

Phlegm blocking meridians

Huangdi Neijing records: "It is indispensable for anyone involved in meridians to decide life and death, cure all diseases and adjust the deficiency and excess."

Meridian plays an important role in activating qi and blood of the whole body and connecting limbs.

When phlegm flows around and blocks the meridians, it will hinder the blood circulation of human body and cause corresponding diseases, such as dizziness, numbness of hands and feet, hemiplegia and so on. Treatment should adopt the method of resolving phlegm and dredging collaterals, and the representative prescriptions are Fang Zhen Bai Wan Pill and Jieyu Dan.

4 stay away from phlegm and blood stasis

May wish to adjust from daily life, you can refer to the following four suggestions:

Cold and warm, avoid exogenous factors.

Exogenous pathogens invade the human body, which will hinder the gasification function of the human body and make the body fluid accumulate in the body to produce phlegm.

Therefore, paying attention to the weather changes, appropriately increasing or decreasing clothes, and avoiding colds and colds are helpful to prevent the production of sputum.

Adjust your mood and don't sulk.

Qi stagnation will lead to stagnation of phlegm, so you should keep a good mood and cultivate a wide range of hobbies on weekdays.

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Eat regularly, avoid being fat and sweet.

Eating too much fat, sweet and greasy food will lead to phlegm. People also have the saying that "fish makes a fire and meat produces phlegm", so we should develop healthy eating habits every day.

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Avoid fatigue and exercise moderately.

Overwork and deficiency of both spleen and kidney will lead to normal dysfunction of human body, abnormal transportation of water and grain, and produce pathological products such as phlegm and turbidity.

Therefore, avoiding fatigue, proper rest and moderate exercise will enhance the healthy qi of the human body and improve the ability to resist diseases and pathogens.

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