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Phlegm stagnation malign obstruction

痰滞恶阻 〔痰滯惡阻〕tán zhì è zǔ

Vomiting arising in pregnancy when spleen-stomach vacuity causes dampness to gather and form into phlegm and when congestion of blood in the channels causes thoroughfare vessel qì to ascend counterflow and carry the phlegm-rheum upward. Phlegm stagnation malign obstruction is characterized by nausea, vomiting of phlegm-drool, fullness in the chest, and poor appetite.

Medicinal therapy: Sweep phlegm and downbear counterflow using Minor Pinellia Decoction Plus Poria (小半夏加茯苓汤 xiǎo bàn xià jiā fú líng tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on CV, ST, and PC. Select CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), and SP-4 (Yellow Emperor, 公孙 gōng sūn); needle with even supplementation and drainage and add moxa.

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