How best to regulate phlegm-dampness

Phlegm-dampness should be regulated by general treatment (e.g. adjusting living habits) and medication (e.g. choosing drugs such as Er Chen Pills), and there is no such thing as the best method. 1. General treatment: patients with heavy phlegm-dampness, water metabolism is imbalanced, in life, should avoid eating greasy food, eat more light food. Appropriate physical exercise, combination of work and rest, avoid staying up late. 2. Drug treatment: Er Chen Pill, Ping stomach pill and other drugs can be used. (1) Er Chen Pill is composed of Chen Pi, Pinellia, Poria and Licorice, which has the effect of drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm from the body by drying dampness), and can be used to treat phlegm-dampness-induced coughing and coughing up phlegm, chest tightness and other symptoms. It is not suitable for patients with lung yin deficiency. (2) Pingtu Pill is composed of Atractylodes macrocephala, Atractylodes macrocephala, Glycyrrhiza glabra and Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae, with the effect of drying dampness and strengthening the spleen. It can be used to treat abdominal distension, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting caused by phlegm-dampness stopping in the stomach. This medicine should not be used in patients with yin deficiency of the spleen and stomach (insufficient yin fluid in the spleen and stomach). Specific regimens should be chosen under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used without authorization to avoid delaying the condition.