PHARYNGEAL TUBERCULOSIS

Clinical Manifestations	Dyspnea Soft, weak cough with clear thin sputum Physical and mental exhaustion Soft, weak voice Reluctance to speak Shortness of breath Unable to rest Spontaneous sweating Pale face Low resistance to common cold Tendency to a blocked nose Severe, dry hacking cough No sputum expectorated Small amounts of difficult to expectorate sputum Blood tinged sputum (when Yin Deficiency Fire is present) Afternoon fever Night sweats Malar flush (especially in afternoon) Five Sole Heat Dry mouth and throat Itching in throat Hoarse voice, low voice or loss of voice Emaciation T: Pale or Red and dry C: Thin and white or None P: Weak or Empty or Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle	Reinforce the Lungs Strengthen Qi Nourish Yin Moisten the Lungs
Herb Formulas	Qiong Yu Gao
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Clinical Manifestations	Cough with little yellow sputum Spitting saliva Wheezing Shortness of breath Dry, uncomfortable sensation in throat Hiccups Dry mouth Coughing up difficult-to-extectorate Phlegm Nausea Scanty urination Hoarseness Thirst Asthma Flushed face Five sole Heat Vomiting T: Red and dry C: Little or None P: Thready and rapid or Deficient and rapid
Treatment Principle	Benefit the Stomach and Lungs Generate Fluids Descend Qi Harmonize the Middle Jiao
Herb Formulas	Mai Men Dong Tang
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Clinical Manifestations	Unproductive cough or Scanty, sticky phlegm or Sometimes blood-streaked sputum Dry mouth Dry throat Low back and knees sore and weak "Steaming Bone" tidal fever Night sweats Malar flush Maybe hoarse voice Maybe pain in shin, foot, and heel Sterility Spermatorrhea T: Red and dry C: None P: Thready and rapid
Treatment Principle	Nourish Yin Moisten the Lungs Reinforce the Kidneys
Herb Formulas	Qiong Yu Gao
Points	HT-6, KI-3, KI-6, LU-6, LU-9, UB-13, UB-23