Can massage dispel phlegm-dampness?

Massage belongs to the category of Chinese massage, massage techniques generally have the effect of relaxing tendons and collaterals, reducing swelling and pain (eliminating swelling and pain), harmonizing qi and blood, etc., and are generally not used for treating phlegm-dampness-induced diseases. For the treatment of phlegm-dampness, acupuncture points such as Yinlingquan and Fenglong can be chosen. Yinlingquan is located on the inner side of the lower leg, the lower edge of the medial condyle of the tibia, when the posterior edge of the tibia and the gastrocnemius muscle between the depression, has the effect of clearing dampness and heat, strengthening the spleen and regulating qi, and activating the meridians and collaterals, and is used for the treatment of abdominal distension, edema, jaundice, diarrhea, dysuria (dysuria) or incontinence, spermatorrhea, irregular menstruation, aberrant leukorrhea (leukorrhea abnormalities, mixed with blood or blood clots), and knee and shin pain and other diseases. Fenglong is located eight inches above the tip of the external ankle, two transverse fingers beside the anterior border of the tibia. It has the efficacy of strengthening the spleen, resolving phlegm, harmonizing the stomach and lowering the rebelliousness (regulating the stomach qi and making the upwardly rebellious qi to descend), relaxing the bowels and opening up the orifices, and is used to treat headache, dizziness, coughing, asthma, phlegm, chest pain, constipation, epilepsy, epileptic episodes, and impotence paralysis of the lower extremities (lower extremities being limp and weak, with numbness and pain), and other illnesses. When discomfort occurs, one should consult a doctor in time and choose the appropriate treatment under the guidance of physician’s diagnosis, and should not operate on one’s own in order to avoid delaying the condition.