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Drains Fire

Stubborn, deep-seated Phlegm-Fire with marked excess Heat, disturbing the Heart and Stomach Phlegm-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder: dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, facial tics Dry, hard stools and constipation Tongue red at the tip with a thick, greasy yellow coat; pulse slippery, rapid and forceful, or wiry and rapid

Drives out Phlegm

Phlegm-Fire harassing the Heart: mania and withdrawal (Kuang-Dian), agitation, restlessness, ceaseless shouting or singing, sometimes violence Incoherent speech, a blank stare, fright, clouded consciousness and very strange dreams Palpitations, anxiety and insomnia; in severe cases palpitations that do not let up can lead to coma Cough and wheeze with thick, sticky yellow sputum that is hard to bring up Full, stifled chest and epigastrium, a choking feeling, no interest in food Blocked nose with a thick, foul, yellow, turbid discharge Sudden, deep joint pain that is hard to describe or severe and stabbing; wriggling movements of the eyes and mouth Nodules in the neck; dull complexion

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Mania Insanity Psychosis Schizophrenia Bi-polar disorder Hysteria Neurosis Anxiety neurosis Anxiety Insomnia Epilepsy Seizure disorder Pediatric seizure disorder Viral encephalitis Stroke Hypertension Migraines Palpitations Dizziness Vertigo Meniere's disease Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo Tinnitus Deafness Ear pain Otitis externa Chronic suppurative otitis media Otorrhea Nasosinusitis Excessive secretion accompanying pharyngitis Tongue pain Cough Tenacious sputum Tracheitis Acute bronchitis Bronchial asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Respiratory complaints with heavy phlegm Long-standing congestion with fever Various symptoms of tuberculosis Acute gastritis Constipation Esophageal cancer Stomach cancer duan meng shi da huang huang qin chen xiang