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Phlegm-fire fearful throbbing

痰火怔忡 〔痰火怔忡〕 tán huǒ zhēng chōng

Fearful throbbing (severe heart palpitation) attributed to phlegm-fire, and usually occurring in periodic attacks.

Medicinal therapy: Clear the heart and abduct phlegm using formulas such as Coptis Gallbladder-Warming Decoction (黄连温胆汤 huáng lián wēn dǎn tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on HT, PC, back transport points and ST. Select HT-7 (Spirit Gate, 神门 shén mén), PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), BL-15 (Heart Transport, 心俞 xīn shù), ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), LU-5 (Cubit Marsh, 尺泽 chǐ zé), and ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng); needle with drainage.

See fearful throbbing; heart palpitation.

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