Phlegm-Damp Obstruction (uterus / middle)

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痰湿阻滞 (Tán Shī Zǔ Zhì)

Fluids / Phlegm

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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