Tongue
Swollen, thick greasy white coat
Pulse
Slippery
Key Symptoms
Delayed or absent mensesObesity or puffy fleshCopious white leukorrheaChest and epigastric fullnessFoggy head
Overview
Phlegm-Damp blocking the middle or the Bao Gong. A leading gynecology and metabolic pattern.
Differentiate from
- Blood Stasis amenorrhea (dark clots, purple tongue, fixed pain)
- Kidney Essence xu amenorrhea (thin pulse, weak chi, poor constitution)
Treatment Principle
Dry Damp; transform Phlegm; move Qi; open the uterus if menses are blocked.
Representative formulas. Cang Fu Dao Tan Wan; Er Chen Tang plus Xiong Gui; Wei Ling Tang when Damp is heavier than Phlegm.
Representative points. ST-40, SP-9, REN-12, REN-3, SP-6, ST-29.
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