Transform Phlegm Heat/Stop Cough Herbs

Question 1

Phlegm is usually caused by one of four mechanisms: _______ deficiency, ______ _____ leading to phlegm in the ______, _______ deficiency, and ______ ___ blockage.

Answer 1

Spleen, pathogenic heat, Lungs, Kidney, Liver qi

Question 2

Spleen deficiency often leads to stasis of ______ and _______, which can transform into ______.

Answer 2

fluids, dampness, phlegm

Question 3

Pathogenic heat (or cold that has transformed into heat) congeals the ______ - which lead to ______ in the _______.

Answer 3

fluids, phlegm, Lungs

Question 4

When phlegm accumulates in the Lung, what are the signs and symptoms?

Answer 4

coughing, wheezing, a stifling sensation in the chest, or pain in the ribs

Question 5

When phlegm accumulates in the Stomach, what are the signs and symptoms?

Answer 5

nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, or epigastric distention, sometimes accompanied by cough

Question 6

When phlegm stagnates in the channels what can arise?

Answer 6

various disorders, including scrofula and goiter, which are attributed to phlegm fire

Question 7

Turbid phlegm obstructs the orifice of the Heart and causes what?

Answer 7

wind-stroke, coma, lockjaw, and contracted limbs

Question 8

Phlegm is a ______ pathogen.

Answer 8

secondary

Question 9

If a patient is showing emotional problem, but does not have a cough, what type of phlegm may be present?

Answer 9

Insubstantial

Question 10

What are six types of substantial phlegm that Anne discussed?

Answer 10

damp, hot, cold, fluid, dry, wind

Question 11

What are signs of Damp Phlegm obstructing the Lungs?

Answer 11

Cough. Profuse white sputum that is easy to expectorate, and a slippery or sticky white tongue coat (sometimes described as greasy). Damp is a yin pathogenic factor. It is coldish.

Question 12

What are signs of Hot Phlegm?

Answer 12

loud barking cough, thick, sticky, yellow sputum that is difficult to expectorate. Tongue will be red and the coating will be sticky and yellow. The pulse will be slippery and rapid, full, excess feeling.

Question 13

What are signs of Cold Phlegm?

Answer 13

cough with clear, watery sputum, easily expectorated or it can be difficult to expectorate (because of the constrictive nature of cold), pulse will be slow, slippery, tight, person will feel chilled, better with warmth, pale tongue. More yin.

Question 14

What are signs of Fluid Phlegm?

Answer 14

similar to cold, therefore similar to damp phlegm. There will be more signs of the SP inability to transport fluids: edema. More signs of SP involvement: borborygmus, abdominal distention, nausea.

Question 15

What are signs of Dry Phlegm?

Answer 15

obstructing the throat, can come from chronic heat, acute heat, dryness, phlegm is going to be thicker and sticky. The key sign is dryness. Dry throat, mouth, feeling dry.

Question 16

What are signs of Wind Phlegm?

Answer 16

Internal wind is related to the LIV and the GB and causes issues like twitching, shacking, spasms, paralysis. The LIV opens to the ears: can easily have issues with the ears and the sensory orifices. Can have symptoms like dizziness. Vertigo, Meniere’s Disease, headache, migraine headaches. HT/PC involvement, GB/LIV involvement, brain involvement.

Question 17

Qian Hu is pungent, _____, and cool. It goes to the _____. Redirects rebellious _____ ___ downward. Stops ______. Directs ____ down. Releases ______ from the exterior. It is good to combine with _____ ____ formula if cough is a major symptom.

Answer 17

bitter, Lung, Lung qi, cough, fire, wind, release exterior

Question 18

Chuan Bei Mu is used for all types of ______: especially _____ _____. It clears heat, dissipates ______ due to heat. It is _____: nourishing and moistens the _____. It is _____ ______. It is the _____ bulb and clears ____ heat than Zhi Bei Mu.

Answer 18

cough, chronic cough, nodules, sweet, Lungs, slightly cold, smaller, more

Question 19

Zhe Bei Mu is the ______ bulb. It clears heat, dissipates ______ due to heat. It is _____, therefore ______ at dissolving ______. It is ______. It is more ____ and ____ resolving than Chuan Bei Mu.

Answer 19

larger, nodules, bitter, stronger, clumps, cold, phlegm, nodule

Question 20

Gua Lou is ____ and ____ It enters the LI, LU, and ST. It clears and transforms _____ _____ and dissipates _____. It expels pus and promotes healing of sores (mastitis). It _____ the ______. It unbinds the ______, dissipates _____, and has an affinity for the _____.

Answer 20

sweet, cold, phlegm heat, nodules, moistens, intestines, chest, nodules, breasts

Question 21

Tian Zhu Huang is cold, and sweet. It enters the GB, HT, and LR. It arrests _______, extinguishes _____ _____, dispels phlegm, and opens the _____.
It is good for _____ phlegm, ______, spasms, night terrors, and it settles the ______.

Answer 21

palpitations, internal wind, orifices, sticky, convulsions, Heart

Question 22

Zhu Li is sweet and cold It enters the heart, lung, and stomach. It is used for ____ ____ with phlegm, ____ caused by phlegm, ____ caused by phlegm and ____.

Answer 22

Lung heat, stroke, epilepsy, fire

Question 23

Zhu Ru is sweet and cool. It enters the HT, LU, ST, GB. It clears heat from ______: stops ______.It is used for disturbed ______ by phlegm heat. It is used for phlegm obscuring the _____ (in Wen Dang Tang). It is used for _____ AND _____. It is _____ and _____ the phlegm.

Answer 23

stomach, vomiting, Heart, mind, nausea, cough, strong, scours

Question 24

Fu Shi is _____. It is _____ and cold and enters the ______. It transforms ______ phlegm . It cools phlegm heat in the ______, and transforms hot phlegm. It treats painful _____ ______, promotes ______ as is unblocks the _____ source of _____ (______). It is most commonly used for_______ phlegm.

Answer 24

pumice, salty, Lung, stubborn, lungs, urinary dribbling, urination, upper, water (Lungs), long-term

Question 25

Kun Bu is _____. It is salty and cold. It enters the kidney, liver, and stomach. It reduces phlegm, ____ _____: _____ in the _____, fullness in chest due to phlegm. It promotes urination, reduces swelling: lower extremity edema. It is the #1 for _____ _____ _____.

Answer 25

kelp, softens hardness, nodules, neck, benign thyroid growth

Question 26

Hai Zao is ______. It is bitter, salty, and cold. It enters the kidney, liver, lung, and stomach. It clears heat, reduces phlegm _____: goiter, _____. It promotes urination: reduces edema, leg edema and floating edema. It is used more for the ______.

Answer 26

seaweed, nodules, scrofula, scrotum

Question 27

Pang Da Hai is sweet and cold. It enters the _____ and _____ _____. It clears heat and ventilates the ____. It ______ the ______. And is very good for _____of _____. It is known as the _____ herb.

Answer 27

Lung, Large Intestine, Lung, moistens, intestines, loss, voice, singers

Question 28

Tian Hua Fen is bitter, sweet, and cold. It enters the _____ and _____. It clears _____ heat – transforms phlegm – moistens _____ dryness. It generates _____. It is the #1 for _____ _____ (___ channel goes to the _____). It treats _____.

Answer 28

Lung, Stomach, lung, lung, fluids, breast abscess, ST, nipple, diabetes

Question 29

Hai Ge Ke (Ge Qiao) is ____ ____. It is bitter, ____, and neutral It enters the kidney, lung, and stomach. It clears heat, direct _____ ___ down. It _____ _____, dissipate _____ – phlegm fire ____ and _____. It is used for epigastric pain and ____ _____ – (calcined powdered form).

Answer 29

clam shell, salty, Lung qi, softens hardness, nodules, goiter, scrofula, acrid reflux

Question 30

Dan Nan Xing is bitter and cool. It enters the liver, lung, and spleen. It clears heat, dissolves phlegm, calms wind, and stops convulsion. _____ makes it heat clearing. It is a strong _____ _____, good for _______, hot wind phlegm (obstructing the _____ orifices), stop cough herb, really good for _______ phlegm, and it works in the ______ and _______.

Answer 30

Bile, phlegm resolver, convulsions, mind’s, old/chronic, channels, collaterals

Question 31

Gua Lou Pi is sweet and cold. It enters the large intestine, lung, and stomach. It clears the _____, dissolves phlegm, regulates qi, and expands the _____. It facilitates the flow of qi in the _____ and disperses constrained ______.

Answer 31

Lung, chest, chest, clumping

Question 32

Gua Lou Ren is sweet and cold. It enters the _____ ____, ____, and ST. It expels _____ and promotes healing of _____. It ______ the _______.

Answer 32

LI, LU, pus, sores, moistens, intestines