Propping rheum

One of the four rheums; water below the heart, causing signs such as cough, copious phlegm, rapid breathing, inability to lie flat, facial swelling, soot black complexion, and dizziness.

Medicinal therapy: Warm the lung, transform rheum, and calm panting with formulas such as Minor Black Dragon Decoction (小青龙汤 xiǎo qīng lóng tāng) or Lepidium/Descurainiae and Jujube Lung-Draining Decoction (葶苈大枣泻肺汤 tíng lì dà zǎo xiè fèi tāng). For vacuity-repletion cold-heat complexes, use variations of Woody Fangji Decoction (木防己汤 mù fáng jǐ tāng).

See phlegm-rheum; cold rheum lying latent in the lung. Compare propping fullness.