Symptoms of phlegm and heat

Phlegm-heat is a TCM concept, which can be divided into different types, mainly including phlegm-heat blocking the lung, phlegm-heat disturbing the heart, and phlegm-heat moving the wind, whose symptoms need to be analyzed according to the type of evidence: 1. Treatment is recommended to clear the phlegm-heat, which can be treated with phlegm-heat clearing, or oral herbal tonics, such as Xiao Ji Che Tang, Qing Jin Hua Phlegm Tang, etc.; 2. Phlegm-heat disturbing the heart: mostly due to dampness and fatty, sweet and greasy foods that produce phlegm-dampness, phlegm stagnation generates heat, disturbing the heart and mind, manifesting as symptoms of phlegm-heat such as sleeplessness, nausea, dizziness, etc. Treatment is recommended to clear the heart to lower the fire and resolve phlegm, which can be treated with Huang Lian Wen Biao Tang, etc.; 3. Phlegm-heat moving the wind. Mostly due to stagnation of lung qi leading to interconnection of phlegm and qi, which in turn leads to interconnection of phlegm and heat, upward disturbance of wind and yang, and disturbance of the mind, manifesting as panic, chest tightness, insomnia, and mental symptoms, such as frenzy, beating and destroying things, disowning relatives, etc. Treatment can be carried out with Guiding Phlegm Tang and Antelope and Hooked Vine Tang.