Phlegm-heat Liver

Yu Jin is cold, aromatic and pungent, and enters the Liver meridian. Yu Jin can spread the Liver-Qi, clear the Liver-heat and treat irritability, restlessness, headache and fullness in the chest caused by damp-heat obstruction. It can also cool the blood and promote blood circulation. It is often selected in the formula to treat phlegm-heat obstructing the Liver, Gall Bladder and Heart meridians. 

Treatment principle Cool the Liver, nourish the Yin, eliminate phlegm-heat and congealed blood, and extinguish the internal wind... 

First, cold and salty substances that enter the Liver and Heart meridians and can reduce excess heat, extinguish the wind and eliminate phlegm-heat are selected. 

Symptoms and indications Semen painful bladder dysfunction, rough scanty urination, edema, painful urination, couch and profuse sputum, oppression and discomfort in the chest, sore throat and hoarseness, lung abscess with pyemesis. Heat of the liver, visual impairment, red eyes, red eyes due to wind- heat Herba heat stangury with slow pain, edema and small quantity of urination, diarrhea caused by summer heat dampness, phlegm- heat cough, hematemesis and epistaxis, swelling abscess, sore and toxin... 

For patients who suffer from a cold syndrome, raw and cold food should be avoided. For patients who suffer from a heat syndrome or a syndrome where the Liver-Yang is ascending, spicy, heavy food, coffee and alcohol should be avoided. For patients who suffer from syndromes of damp-phlegm or damp-heat accumulation, sweet heavy food, milk products, nuts and alcohol should be avoided. Patients who suffer from skin disorders or have wounds which are characterized by itching, oozing and redness should avoid seafood, spicy food and alcohol. 

Anticoagulants are used to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents. Most patients who are on anticoagulants are elderly people with chronic heart and vascular diseases. From a TCM perspective, the blood becomes thicker and tends to coagulate when heat (often generated by stress and emotional disturbance) consumes the blood, or when phlegm accumulates as a result of Spleen deficiency. Kidney deficiency is a potential cause of this as the Kidney-Qi weakens with age and is unable to maintain the proper functioning of the Spleen and Liver. 

Spleen and Stomach, transform dampness and promote digestion, particularly the metabolism of fats. If hyperlipidemia has developed and has resulted in detectable damage to the heart, brain and vascular system, herbs to strongly remove dampness and phlegm, clear heat, stimulate Qi movement and blood circulation, nourish the Yin and pacify the Liver should be added to the formula. In all conditions, herbs that tonify the Spleen and Kidney should be prescribed. 

Herbs that activate Qi movement in the Stomach, Large Intestine and Liver are selected. Herbs that regulate the blood, clear heat, remove phlegm, soothe the Stomach-Qi and tonify the weakness of Qi, blood, Yin or Yang can be added if these disorders are present. 

Xia Ku Cao is pungent, bitter and cold, and enters the Liver meridian. It can clear heat, tonify the blood and disperse the obstruction. It is effective for treating dizziness, headache and painful eyes. It can also dissipate nodules and is often used for treating distending pain in the breasts due to Liver-fire and phlegm. 

These substances can break up or drive out congealed blood. They are used to treat a solid mass that is formed by congealed blood, phlegm, dampness, cold or heat and toxin. Some substances in this group are poisonous. Their poisonous nature can effectively conquer the pathogenic substances in the body. They are only used in formulas that treat very severe conditions, such as hepatosplenomegaly, liver cirrhosis and cancer. 

Tian Zhu Huang, Zhu Li and Zhu Ru all come from bamboo. Tian Zhu Huang enters the Heart and Liver meridians, and is effective in dislodging phlegm, clearing heat, cooling the Heart and... 

Assistant Regulate the Liver-Qi, strengthen the Spleen, clear heat and remove phlegm in the Middle-Jiao... 

China To clear heat, cool liver, dissolve phlegm, and eliminate dampness (Wang and C)ian 2013)... 

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