East West Medicine

As discussed for Damp-Heat, in Phlegm-Heat, the primary aspect is the Phlegm rather than the Heat.  It is Phlegm that is hot rather than the Heat having Phlegm.  In a similar way as we said for Damp-Heat, a better name would be “Hot Phlegm” rather than “Phlegm-Heat”.  This has important implications in treatment as this should be aimed at resolving Phlegm primarily and clearing Heat secondarily. Interestingly, the Chinese character for Phlegm ( 痰 ) is based on the radical for “disease” and that for “Fire” (twice). This would seem to imply that Phlegm derives from Heat: indeed, in many cases it does but we should remember that Phlegm is also frequently combined with Cold . READ ON

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome a TCM Perspective The most common diagnosis for PCOS is kidney yang deficiency failing to transform with dampness and phlegm accumulation and possible qi and blood stagnation. Treatment principle is to tonify kidney qi, warm kidney yang, and transform dampness and phlegm, and if indicated, move qi and blood. Treatment can be modified to address what pattern is most prevalent and treatment should be adjusted as indicated by the patient's condition

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If you are receiving  fertility treatments  or concerned about your ability to get  pregnant , consider including a natural, complementary practice thousands of years old: acupuncture. From an Eastern perspective, acupuncture helps your body get back to a balanced state to prepare for conception. From a Western perspective, we don’t know why it works, but we see that it does. In a  study  of 225 women by researchers at the University of Witten/Herdecke in Dortmund, Germany, acupuncture was combined with conventional  fertility treatments . This addition of acupuncture led to a pregnancy rate of 28.4 percent – compared to a pregnancy rate of 13.8 percent among the women who used conventional treatments alone. How acupuncture works Acupuncture  is the insertion of fine needles into certain locations on the body. In traditional Chinese medicine, the energy force of “chi” or “qi” is believed to flow through certain pathways in the body, called “meridians.” Acupuncture is thought