Phlegm stroke

Also dampness stroke. A pattern similar to wind stroke that arises when dampness engenders phlegm, which in turn engenders heat, which further engenders wind. Phlegm stroke is characterized by sudden dizziness, numbness, collapse and loss of consciousness, rigidity of the root of the tongue, sound of phlegm in the throat, inability to lift the limbs, and a slippery surging pulse.

Medicinal therapy: Treat chiefly by transforming phlegm and secondarily by extinguishing wind, using formulas such as Phlegm-Abducting Decoction (导痰汤 dǎo tán tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GV, LI, hand and foot reverting yīn (jué yīn) PC/LR, ST and SP. Select GV-26 (Water Trough, 水沟 shuǐ gōu), GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), PC-9 (Central Hub, 中冲 zhōng chōng), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), GB-20 (Wind Pool, 风池 fēng chí), LR-3 (Supreme Surge, 太冲 tài chōng), LR-2 (Moving Between, 行间 xíng jiān), ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng), PC-5 (Intermediary Courier, 间使 jiān shǐ), and SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán); needle with drainage.