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Wheezing attributed to phlegm turbidity congestion arising from phlegm-fire lying depressed in the inner body or wind-cold fettering the exterior. Phlegm wheezing is characterized by rapid panting, phlegm rale in the throat sounding like the rasping of a saw.

Medicinal therapy: Diffuse the lung and downbear qì; dispel phlegm and clear fire. Use formulas such as Five Tigers Decoction (五虎汤 wǔ hǔ tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LU, CV, and ST. Select BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), BL-12 (Wind Gate, 风门 fēng mén), LU-7 (Broken Sequence, 列缺 liè quē), LU-5 (Cubit Marsh, 尺泽 chǐ zé), M-BW-1 (定喘 dìng chuǎn, Panting Stabilizer), CV-22 (Celestial Chimney, 天突 tiān tú), CV-17 (Chest Center, 膻中 shān zhōng), ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), and LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ); needle with drainage.

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