First of all, how is this phlegm produced? Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the spleen is the source of phlegm and the lung is the reservoir of phlegm. What this means here is that the source of phlegm is the spleen. When we eat irregularly, or feel uncomfortable, we may damage the spleen and stomach, leading to spleen deficiency. If spleen deficiency cannot transport water and dampness, it will produce dampness and phlegm, and most of phlegm and dampness will gather in the lungs. Therefore, eliminating phlegm and dampness should be conditioned from the source of phlegm.
But some friends will say, I have taken a lot of drugs to strengthen the spleen and eliminate phlegm before, why is it ineffective? Among them, everyone should understand a truth. The famous doctor Zhu Danxi once said: "Those who manage phlegm well will treat qi without knowing phlegm." That is to say, when there is phlegm in the body, don't just use drugs to eliminate phlegm and phlegm, but first adjust the qi flow. When the qi flow is smooth, the body will not get wet and become phlegm. Therefore, the treatment of phlegm should be based on the treatment of qi.
Here, Dr. Shen summed up the method of resolving phlegm from three directions: strengthening spleen and regulating qi, transforming qi and invigorating qi. Let's take a look at it below.
The first one is regulating qi and eliminating phlegm.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that qi is the driving force for the normal transport and operation of body fluid in the body, and the transport and metabolic activities of body fluid are inseparable from the promotion and regulation of qi. When the qi of the body is smooth, phlegm will be metabolized or dissipated with the movement of qi. However, if the qi movement is not smooth, it will lead to the metabolic disorder of the human body, so that phlegm is endogenous, thus feeling phlegm in the throat, fullness in the ribs, fatigue and so on. In this case, it is necessary to regulate qi and eliminate phlegm, and Erchen Pill is a representative drug for regulating qi and eliminating phlegm, which can not only regulate qi and eliminate phlegm, but also strengthen the spleen and dry dampness.
The second is to change qi and eliminate phlegm.
The transformation of qi mentioned here is the ability to transform qi by the transpiration of yang, which means that yang can transform qi, thus evaporating phlegm and dampness in the body. This kind of people usually show cold limbs, chills and chills, and they are prone to diarrhea when they catch cold. When they stick out their tongues, they will see that their tongues are fat and light, and their fur is thick and greasy. This kind of medicine is mainly based on transforming qi and eliminating phlegm, and the representative prescription is Jinkui Shenqi Pill, which can warm kidney yang and promote diuresis. When the yang in the body is sufficient, the moisture will naturally evaporate and dissipate.
The third one is invigorating qi and eliminating phlegm.
As the saying goes, when the qi is sufficient, the body fluid will be dissolved. However, when the qi is insufficient, the body fluid will not be transported, and this body fluid will easily gather in the body to form phlegm and dampness. Therefore, if you often feel weak, short of breath and lazy to talk, you will be panting after doing some work, and your physical strength will be poor, and you will have some manifestations of qi deficiency. In this case, you should not only eliminate phlegm, but also replenish qi, which is beneficial to the metabolism of phlegm and dampness. The representative prescription is Liujunzi Pill, which has a good effect of invigorating qi and resolving phlegm.