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Pattern气血津液辨证

痰湿证

Tán Shī Zhèng

Phlegm-Damp Pattern

Treatment Principle

燥湿化痰，理气和中

Dry dampness, transform phlegm, regulate qi

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

cough with copious thin white phlegm
glomus and oppression in the chest and epigastrium
nausea and vomiting
dizziness and palpitations

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

heaviness of the limbs
poor appetite and reduced food intake

Etiology · 病因

Impaired Spleen movement allows water-dampness to accumulate internally and congeal into phlegm.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Spleen vacuity with abundant dampness engenders phlegm turbidity internally.

Treating Formulas · 主治方剂

Shēn Líng Bái Zhú Sǎn

Ginseng, Poria & Atractylodes Powder

五苓散

Wǔ Líng Sǎn

Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria

温胆汤

Wēn Dǎn Tāng

Warm the Gallbladder Decoction

半夏白术天麻汤

Bàn Xià Bái Zhú Tiān Má Tāng

Pinellia, Atractylodes and Gastrodia Decoction

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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@misc{bencaodian-tan-shi-zheng,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Tán Shī Zhèng 痰湿证 (Phlegm-Damp Pattern)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/patterns/tan-shi-zheng},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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@misc{bencaodian-tan-shi-zheng, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Tán Shī Zhèng 痰湿证 (Phlegm-Damp Pattern)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/patterns/tan-shi-zheng}, urldate = {2026-04-17}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }