Also phlegm-rheum rib-side pain. Rib-side pain attributed to water-rheum or phlegm-turbidity flowing into the liver channel and obstructing qì dynamic. The pain is a moving or flowing pain in severe cases associated with gurgling sounds. Other signs include cough, rapid breathing, and a stringlike sunken pulse.
Medicinal therapy: Flush phlegm and free the network vessels using formulas such as Phlegm-Abducting Decoction (导痰汤dǎo tán tāng) or Drool-Controlling Elixir (控涎丹kòng xián dān) and variations.
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GB/TB and ST/LI. Select ST-40 (Bountiful Bulge, 丰隆 fēng lóng), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), LU-5 (Cubit Marsh, 尺泽 chǐ zé), SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán), LR-14 (Cycle Gate, 期门 qī mén), GB-24 (Sun and Moon, 日月 rì yuè), TB-6 (Branch Ditch, 支沟 zhī gōu), and GB-34 (Yáng Mound Spring, 阳陵泉 yáng líng quán). Needle with even supplementation and drainage. Compare phlegm-rheum rib-side pain.