Causes

• Heat in general feels good to asthmatics. But excessive heat or Damp-Heat (canicular, late summer) is bad.
• Inadequate diet: abuse of food, excess of sweets, sugar and dairy generate Dampness and Phlegm. Pungent, animal fat and protein increase Heat. Alcohol and fried foods increase Dampness and Heat
• Patient with Yang constitution who catches cold and transforms into Heat.

Symptoms

• Acute, severe asthma, in crisis. Wheezing that can be heard loudly.
• Yellow, thick Phlegm.
• Fever
• Red face
• Thirst
• Sweat
• Nervousness
• Craves cold
• Red tongue with yellow and thick coating.
• Rapid and slippery pulse

Treatment

• Calm asthma, eliminate Phlegm and Heat.
• Common points to calm asthma: BL-13, LU-1, CV-17, Ding Chuan, ST-40
• Full asthma: CV-22, GV-12
• Reduce Heat: GV-14, LU-10, LU-6

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