Eliminating phlegm

Question 1

Cough with profuse white phlegm (easy to expectorate)
Nausea and vomiting
Chest stuffiness
Faitgue, heavy feeling of the body or limbs
Vertigo and palpitations
T: glossy white coating
P: slippery

Answer 1

Er Chen Tang 二陈汤p.2335

Formula suitable for all phlegm disorders
Damp phlegm

Question 2

Timidity, and easily frightened, depressed emotionally
Vexation, Insomnia, palpitations Dreaminess
Nausea, vomiting, hiccups
Vertigo, epilepsy
T: white, greasy coating
P: wiry, slippery

Answer 2

Wen Dan Tang 温胆汤/清胆汤 p.2350

Gallbladder constraint with phlegm stirring up; GB qi deficiency
Disharmony between GB and ST; phlegm turbidity; phlegm heat harassing interior

Question 3

Coughing, panting, expectoration of sticky yellow sputum
Obstruction of chest and diaphragm, dyspnea
Nausea, vomiting
Restlessness, agitation (severe cases)
T: red w/ greasy yellow coating
P: slippery, rapid

Answer 3

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan 氢气化痰丸 p.2370

Cough caused by phlegm-heat; Qi stagnation due phlegm obstruction; Qi constraint transforming into fire; Binding of phlegm; Heat obstructing lung

Question 4

Cough w/ large amount of thin white sputum
Preference to spit out saliva, drooling
Stuffy chest
T: white, glossy coating //P: wiry and slippery

Answer 4

Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang 苓甘五味姜辛汤 p.2406

Coughing caused by cold fluid-retention; Spleen yang deficiency fails to transform dampness which attacks lung, injured by cold