PULMONARY ABSCESS

Clinical Manifestations
  • Cough with expectoration of copious thick, purulent, yellow-green sputum or blood-flecked, foul-smelling pus
  • Sputum is difficult to expectorate
  • Cough may have no sputum
  • Dyspnea
  • Asthma
  • Pain in the ribs
  • Mild chest pain
  • Dry, scaly skin
  • Fever
  • Maybe chills and fever
  • Red rashes
  • Thirst
  • T: Scarlet
  • C: Yellow and smooth or Yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Heat
  • Counteract Toxin
  • Transform Stasis
  • Drain Pus
  • Resolve Phlegm
  • Soothe asthma in case of asthma
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Chills and fever
  • Cough
  • Chest pain
  • A small amount of sputum with mucus
  • Dyspnea
  • T: Normal
  • C: Yellowish
  • P:Floating and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Lung Heat
  • Remove toxins
Herb Formulas
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Cough with foul-smelling, and / or thick,
    difficult to expectorate sputum
  • Cough may have no sputum
  • Sputum may be blood streaked
  • Dyispnea
  • Rapid breathing
  • Chest fullness
  • Chest pain
  • Fever
  • Dry mouth with no thirst
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Clear Toxic Heat
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Clinical Manifestations
  • Coughing with a large quantity of fetid, putrid sputum
  • Sputum may be mixed with Blood
  • Chest pain, stuffiness and distention
  • Slow diminishing of fever
  • Fullness and congestion in the chest
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Drain pus
  • Remove toxins
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Clinical Manifestations
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  • Low grade fever
  • A weak cough with little sputum
  • Expectorating persistently putrid Blood
  • Spontaneous perspiration
  • Night sweats
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P:Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle
  • Tonify Qi
  • Nourish Yin
  • Clear toxins
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