TCM- Phlegm (Test 5)

Phlegm

Substantial Phlegm:

• Substantial phlegm can be seen, such as the sputum that collects in the Lungs and is spat out during bronchitis or other lung diseases
• This refers to phlegm in the Lungs

Non-substantial Phlegm:

• can be retained subcutaneously or in the channels. It can obstruct the Heart orifices, or the Gall Bladder of Kidneys in the form of stones. It can settle in the joints in the form of arthritic bone deformities.
• Under the Skin: such as swelling of lymph nodes
• In the Channels: numbness
• Misting the Heart: schizophrenia and manic depression
• In the Gall Bladder or Kidneys: kidney stones
• In the Joints: chronic rheumatoid arthritis