Basic classification and major syndrome of the treating phlegm prescriptions in TCM.

In TCM, there are many prescriptions for treating the phlegm diseases. Many of those prescriptions came down and were applied in clinic which had great effects. While, even the prescription is famous and still being used in clinic, it also need to be added or subtracted by the clinical physician. In this article, the major classification and syndrome were discussed simply, including strengthening Qi to resolve phlegm, warming yang to resolve phlegm, relieving depression to resolve phlegm, clearing heat to resolve phlegm, warm resolving the cold phlegm, drying dampness to resolve phlegm, moisturizing dryness to resolve phlegm, stopping wind to resolve phlegm, relieving food retention to resolve phlegm, resolving phlegm and dispersing accumulation, resolving phlegm and opening orifi ce. Hoping these ancient prescriptions could provide benefi cial reference for the diagnosis and treatment of the phlegm disease in modern times.