Vad är plum pit sensation

Pathology

Also often called "plum-stone" or "plum-pit" (梅核, Méi Hé) syndrome or "globus hystericus" in modern medicine, the main characteristic of Qi-Phlegm is a feeling of something caught in the throat that can neither be swallowed nor ejected.

It is the result of a situation that affects the patient emotionally so much that they figuratively and physiologically cannot swallow it.

As a result the Lungs and Stomach lose their ability to move Qi downward. This, in turn, leads to problems with the transportation and transformation of Body Fluids, which leads to the formation of Phlegm. The Phlegm clashes with the Qi and ultimately lodges itself in the throat.

The obstruction of the Qi mechanism by Phlegm is also manifested in the stifling sensation in the chest. In severe cases, there will also be coughing or vomiting.

Diagnosing Qi-Phlegm

Diagnosing a pattern in Chinese Medicine is no easy feat and should be left to professional practitioners. In particular one has to know how to differentiate between different types of pulses and tongue coatings, shapes and colors as well as learn to read from a long list of seemingly unrelated symptoms.

Treating Qi-Phlegm

Plum Pit Qi

"Plum Pit Qi" Issue / Symptom Connections

Below you will find various relationships to, and potential clinical treatment approaches for plum pit qi.

It is critical to appreciate that in Chinese Medicine, treatment for "plum pit qi" is rarely focused on the symptoms exclusively. Alternatively, a practitioner is looking at the factors that led to the development of "plum pit qi" - i.e. the "cause(s)".

For non-practitioners, we recommend reading treating the "cause" and not the "symptoms" for more on the overall approach and the importance of the TCM diagnostic system in formulating treatment approaches.

Some acupuncture points are considered "empirically" related to a specific condition or diagnostic pattern. While this would rarely, if ever, dictate the entire composition of a treatment, the following points should be considered, possibly even more so within the context of acupressure:

• ViewKD 6 (Shining Sea)
  
      In a depression below the tip of the medial malleolus.
  
      Sore throat from any etiology, especially empty heat from yin deficiency. Other Yin Deficient throat related issues - swollen, dry

  GLOBUS HYSTERICUS(PLUM-PIT QI STAGNATION)

  GENERAL

  Clinical Manifestations	Globus hystericus fryst vatten defined as the känsla of having a lump in the throat when there fryst vatten nothing there. Sometimes simply called globus. Globus hystericus is a symptom of some physical disorders such as återflöde ofta syftande på syrauppstötning från magen laryngitis as well as a classic sign of hysterical neurosis, a psychosomatic disorder characterized by a change or loss of physical function (such as blurred framtidsperspektiv or paralysis of the legs) that suggests a physical disorder but instead is an expression of a psychological conflict or need.
  Treatment Principle
  Herb Formulas
  Points

  STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY WITH TURBID PHLEGM RETENTION

  Clinical Manifestations	Unremitting belching Unremitting Hiccup Unremitting regurgitation Unremitting nausea and vomiting of saliva and Phlegm Vomiting soon after eating Hard epigastric distention Abdominal firmness and distention Frequent salivation Frequent urination T: Normal C: White and Slippery or White and smooth P: Wiry and deficient or Wiry, taut and feeble
  Treatment Principle	Descend Qi Transform Phlegm Augment Qi Harmoni