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Phlegm



Phlegm can be either a condition in itself marked by excess Phlegm, or related to the Phlegm Humor or a Phlegmatic Constitution. In Humoral Theory, excess Phlegm is viewed as being due to improper digestion and an excess of Phlegm-producing Foods. Therefore, medicines to digest Phlegm mixed with medicines that warm the Digestion is the typical method of treating Phlegm diseases and Phlegm Humor.

Phlegm can be either Hot or Cold. In its own nature, Phlegm is Cold. So a pure Phlegm condition is Cold and Moist. However, Phlegm readily comes with Heat, causing a Phlegm-Heat condition. Cold Phlegm is typically thick and white or copious and clear. Phlegm-Heat may come with hot, sharp phlegm that requires cooling and thickening to enable expectoration. Phlegm-Heat may also be thick and sticky, and hard-to-clear.


  • Phlegm-Cold–Cough with clear or whitish sticky phlegm, pale complexion, heaviness of the chest, short of breath, feels the cold, nausea, pale swollen tongue with a sticky white coat and a slippery pulse
  • Phlegm-Heat–Expectorating yellow phlegm, cough, heaviness of the chest, rattling of phlegm in the throat, bitter taste, restlessness; maybe with confusion or manic behavior, red tongue with yellow coat, rapid slippery pulse

Ayurvedic Triptighna group of Drugs to clear Phlegm
Ginger
Long Pepper
Piper chaba

Calamus
Cyperus rotundus
Embelia ribes

Plumbago zeylanica
Sanseviera zeylanica root Tinospora cordifolia

Trichosanthes dioica
Others that can be added include Black Pepper, Galangal, Costus, Salt, Tabasheer

Primary Tibetan Medicines for Phlegm Diseases
Chebulic A ru ra
Belleric Ba ru ra
Polygonatum Ra mnye
Rock Salt Rgyam tshwa

Pomegranate Se bru
Radish La phug
Sea Buckthorn Star bu
Caraway Go snyod
Pepper Pho ba ri
Ginger Sman ga
Galangal Sga skya
Costus Ru rta
Tabasheer Cu gang
Rhododendron Ba lu
Chaenomelas Bse yab
Embelia Byi tang ga


See also Preparers and Purgers of Phlegm


Western Tradition

Simples
Maidenhair
Stoechas
Polypody
Chebulic Myrobalan
Agaric

Hyssop
Orris
Agrimony
Rhubarb
Turbith
Phlegm, to cleanse

Syrup of Vinegar
Syrup of Vinegar Compound
Oxymel
Hiera Picra with Agaric
Powder of Turbith (Avicenna)
Greater Turbith Powder
Pills to Cleanse the Chest




Phlegm, Crass (undigested)


Syrup of Sorrel
Syrup of 2 Roots
Oxymel Compound
Oxymel of Squill
Vinegar of Squill

Electuary for Crass and Viscid Humors (Azaricon)
Diacalamint
Arabian Pills (Nicholas)
Pills of Rhubarb



Phlegma Purgant – Purge Phlegm

Decoction of Myrobalan

Hiera Picra with Agaric
Hiera Logadi
Pills of Agrimony Greater (Mesue)
Pills of Turbith


Phlegma salsum purgat – Salt Phlegm

Syrup of Fumitory Greater


TCM Classification

Cold Phlegm

Er Chen Tang
Dao Tan Tang


Phlegm Heat

Wen Dan Tang






Special Formula

FOETID PILLS OF GALEN
  Aloe
  Turbith                         5 drams
  Sagapen
  Gum Ammoniac
  Opopanax
  Bdellium
  Harmel seed
  Chebula
  Colocynth                   4 drams
  Scammony                 2 drams
  Tapsia India
  Colchicum
  Esula                            2 drams
  Castoreum
  Agaric
  Euphorbium               1 dram
  Cinnamon
  Saffron
  Cardamon
  Spikenard                   5 drams
With Gum dissolved in Leek water, form pills.
Used for all diseases of the nerves coming from crass and viscid humors (Phlegm and Damp), Joint pain, pain of the whole body; Vertigo, Epilepsy, Migraine, Headache (from Wind-Phlegm), Leprosy
Dose: 1–2 drams

MINOR FOETID PILLS
  Sagapen
  Gum Ammoniac
  Bdellium
  Aloe                           4 drams
  Castoreum
  Harmel                      3 drams
  Colocynth                 7 drams
  Turbith                     10 drams
Used as the preceding

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