{"id":4861,"date":"2026-01-28T15:37:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2026-01-28T15:41:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:41:55","slug":"phlegm-stuck-in-the-throat-heres-the-real-cause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/zh\/tcm\/phlegm-stuck-in-the-throat-heres-the-real-cause\/","title":{"rendered":"Phlegm Stuck in the Throat? Here\u2019s the Real Cause"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4861\" class=\"elementor elementor-4861\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fb1655a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6fb1655a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c16af9b\" data-id=\"7c16af9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-145dd6e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"145dd6e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-42020f2\" data-id=\"42020f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2b25c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af2b25c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phlegm Stuck in the Throat? Here\u2019s the Real Cause<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bd05bc elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bd05bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"377\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After Clearing These \u201cBody Pathways,\u201d My Throat Finally Felt Clear**<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"519\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do you ever feel like <strong data-start=\"401\" data-end=\"438\">something is stuck in your throat<\/strong>\u2014<\/span><br data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"442\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">you can\u2019t cough it out, you can\u2019t swallow it down, and yet it\u2019s always there?<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"612\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I\u2019ve been dealing with this problem for quite some time, and it was incredibly frustrating.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"614\" data-end=\"803\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Recently, I constantly felt a foreign-body sensation in my throat. Swallowing felt awkward, as if something was lodged there. It wasn\u2019t painful, but it was more irritating than pain itself.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"1020\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Every morning, the first thing I did was clear my throat repeatedly. Sometimes a small amount of sticky phlegm came out, but most of the time it was just a dry cough, leaving my throat dry, itchy, and uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81f4be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a81f4be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-80-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4851\" alt=\"tcm sole throat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-80-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-80-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-80-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-80-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-80.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e7dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36e7dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Common Throat Remedies Didn\u2019t Solve the Problem<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a3a2f3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a3a2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1113\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I tried almost everything:<\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1205\"><li data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1133\"><p data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1133\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">throat lozenges<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1158\"><p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1158\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">herbal throat sprays<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1205\"><p data-start=\"1161\" data-end=\"1205\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">herbal drinks like monk fruit or malva nut<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1280\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They worked\u2026 but only for a few hours.<\/span><br data-start=\"1245\" data-end=\"1248\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The discomfort always came back.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1282\" data-end=\"1369\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eventually, I went to an ENT specialist. After a thorough examination, the doctor said:<\/span><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1462\"><p data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1462\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThere\u2019s nothing serious. Just mild chronic pharyngitis. Rest more and drink warm water.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1495\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But the problem didn\u2019t go away.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b679a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66b679a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-81-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4852\" alt=\"tcm sole throat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-81-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-81-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-81-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-81-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-81.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7af0843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7af0843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Throat Discomfort Starts Affecting Mental Health<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a508f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a508f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1624\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As the symptoms dragged on, my emotions began to change too.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1794\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I became anxious and hyper-aware of my throat, constantly worrying if something serious was growing inside. The more I focused on it, the stronger the sensation became.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1796\" data-end=\"1978\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At night, the feeling was worse.<\/span><br data-start=\"1828\" data-end=\"1831\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I struggled to fall asleep, woke easily, and felt exhausted during the day.<\/span><br data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1909\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My chest felt tight, my mood irritable, and my concentration dropped.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2067\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This cycle lasted over a month \u2014 until a TCM practitioner helped me see the real issue.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-034bf35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"034bf35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This Isn\u2019t Just a Throat Problem \u2014 It\u2019s \u201cQi Stagnation\u201d<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-189b181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"189b181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2137\" data-end=\"2225\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/zh\/\">Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)<\/a><\/strong>, this condition is called <strong data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2224\">\u201cPlum Pit Qi\u201d (\u6885\u6838\u6c14)<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2257\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It describes the sensation of:<\/span><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"2258\" data-end=\"2328\"><p data-start=\"2260\" data-end=\"2328\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cSomething stuck in the throat, impossible to swallow or cough out.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"2330\" data-end=\"2425\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This term dates back to the Eastern Han dynasty.<\/span><br data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2381\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In <em data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2401\">Jin Gui Yao Lue<\/em>, Zhang Zhongjing wrote:<\/span><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"2427\" data-end=\"2513\"><p data-start=\"2429\" data-end=\"2513\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cA feeling of roasted meat stuck in the throat \u2014 treat with Banxia Houpo Decoction.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"2515\" data-end=\"2672\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Later physicians further explained that <strong data-start=\"2555\" data-end=\"2613\">phlegm and stagnant qi combine and lodge in the throat<\/strong>, creating this uncomfortable but often invisible blockage.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e791b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8e791b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-82-1024x767.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4853\" alt=\"tcm sole throat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-82-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-82-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-82-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-82-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SEO-photo-82.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cf6f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13cf6f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why the Throat Feels Blocked (TCM Explanation)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd9bd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd9bd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2734\" data-end=\"2838\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Although the throat seems like a local issue,<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/zh\/internal-medicine-recovery\/\"> TCM views<\/a><\/strong> it as closely connected to three key organs:<\/span><\/p><h3 data-start=\"2845\" data-end=\"2888\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Liver \u2014 The Regulator of Qi Flow<\/span><\/h3><p data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2949\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The liver ensures smooth movement of qi throughout the body.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"2951\" data-end=\"3148\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chronic stress, anxiety, or emotional suppression causes Liver Qi stagnation, like a traffic jam.<\/span><br data-start=\"3052\" data-end=\"3055\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When qi doesn\u2019t flow, body fluids can\u2019t circulate properly and begin to condense into phlegm.<\/span><\/p><h3 data-start=\"3155\" data-end=\"3195\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>2. Spleen \u2014 The Source of Phlegm<\/span><\/h3><p data-start=\"3196\" data-end=\"3246\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The spleen is responsible for transforming fluids.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"3248\" data-end=\"3429\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Poor digestion, overthinking, or liver qi stagnation weakens the spleen, leading to dampness and phlegm formation.<\/span><br data-start=\"3366\" data-end=\"3369\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This phlegm rises with stagnant qi and lodges in the throat.<\/span><\/p><h3 data-start=\"3436\" data-end=\"3475\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/>3. Lung \u2014 The Storage of Phlegm<\/span><\/h3><p data-start=\"3476\" data-end=\"3516\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The lungs govern dispersion and descent.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"3518\" data-end=\"3620\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When lung qi fails to descend, phlegm accumulates in the lung system \u2014 including the throat \u2014 causing:<\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"3621\" data-end=\"3688\"><li data-start=\"3621\" data-end=\"3648\"><p data-start=\"3623\" data-end=\"3648\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">chronic throat clearing<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3649\" data-end=\"3662\"><p data-start=\"3651\" data-end=\"3662\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">dry cough<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3663\" data-end=\"3688\"><p data-start=\"3665\" data-end=\"3688\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">sensation of blockage<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c458bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c458bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treat Phlegm by Treating Qi First<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7568efc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7568efc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3736\" data-end=\"3767\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In TCM, there\u2019s a classic rule:<\/span><\/p><blockquote data-start=\"3769\" data-end=\"3830\"><p data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3830\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3830\">\u201cWhen qi flows smoothly, phlegm disappears on its own.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p data-start=\"3832\" data-end=\"3923\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In \u201cPlum Pit Qi,\u201d the phlegm is often <strong data-start=\"3870\" data-end=\"3882\">formless<\/strong> \u2014 not easily coughed out, yet very real.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"3925\" data-end=\"4004\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The solution is not just clearing phlegm, but <strong data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"4003\">restoring proper qi movement<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8db2fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8db2fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Relieve the Sensation of Phlegm Stuck in the Throat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04203c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04203c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4124\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>1. Regulate Emotions \u2014 Free the Liver Qi<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"4125\" data-end=\"4205\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since emotional stress is a major trigger, emotional regulation is foundational.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"4207\" data-end=\"4222\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Helpful habits:<\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"4223\" data-end=\"4373\"><li data-start=\"4223\" data-end=\"4269\"><p data-start=\"4225\" data-end=\"4269\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deep breathing (10 rounds morning &amp; night)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4270\" data-end=\"4328\"><p data-start=\"4272\" data-end=\"4328\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gentle stretching exercises (Ba Duan Jin, Yi Jin Jing)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4329\" data-end=\"4373\"><p data-start=\"4331\" data-end=\"4373\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Relaxing activities that release tension<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4375\" data-end=\"4450\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stretching is especially helpful because the liver governs the tendons.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17b6893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17b6893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4457\" data-end=\"4514\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"4460\" data-end=\"4514\">2. Support Digestion \u2014 Reduce Phlegm at the Source<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"4515\" data-end=\"4581\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Once qi begins to move, the next step is strengthening the spleen.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"4583\" data-end=\"4590\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reduce:<\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"4591\" data-end=\"4681\"><li data-start=\"4591\" data-end=\"4613\"><p data-start=\"4593\" data-end=\"4613\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">cold and raw foods<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4614\" data-end=\"4637\"><p data-start=\"4616\" data-end=\"4637\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">greasy, spicy foods<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4638\" data-end=\"4681\"><p data-start=\"4640\" data-end=\"4681\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">excessive coffee, strong tea, chocolate<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"4683\" data-end=\"4692\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Eat more:<\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"4693\" data-end=\"4792\"><li data-start=\"4693\" data-end=\"4708\"><p data-start=\"4695\" data-end=\"4708\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chinese yam<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4709\" data-end=\"4736\"><p data-start=\"4711\" data-end=\"4736\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">coix seed (Job\u2019s tears)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4737\" data-end=\"4753\"><p data-start=\"4739\" data-end=\"4753\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">white radish<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4778\"><p data-start=\"4756\" data-end=\"4778\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">dried tangerine peel<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4779\" data-end=\"4792\"><p data-start=\"4781\" data-end=\"4792\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">lily bulb<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af0feb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af0feb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"4799\" data-end=\"4875\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"4802\" data-end=\"4875\">3.<a href=\"https:\/\/guoantangtcm.com\/zh\/services\/\"> Meridian &amp; Acupoint Therapy<\/a> \u2014 Clear the Body\u2019s \u201cDrainage Channels\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"4877\" data-end=\"5012\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meridians are the body\u2019s circulation pathways.<\/span><br data-start=\"4923\" data-end=\"4926\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When they\u2019re blocked, phlegm accumulates.<\/span><br data-start=\"4967\" data-end=\"4970\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When they\u2019re open, waste clears naturally.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"5014\" data-end=\"5086\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For <strong data-start=\"5018\" data-end=\"5033\">Plum Pit Qi<\/strong>, focus on the <strong data-start=\"5048\" data-end=\"5085\">Liver, Spleen, and Lung meridians<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"5088\" data-end=\"5122\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"5092\" data-end=\"5122\">Commonly Blocked Acupoints<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p data-start=\"5124\" data-end=\"5142\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"5124\" data-end=\"5142\">Liver Meridian<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"5143\" data-end=\"5176\"><li data-start=\"5143\" data-end=\"5159\"><p data-start=\"5145\" data-end=\"5159\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yinbao (LR9)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5160\" data-end=\"5176\"><p data-start=\"5162\" data-end=\"5176\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taichong (LR3)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5178\" data-end=\"5197\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"5178\" data-end=\"5197\">Spleen Meridian<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"5198\" data-end=\"5234\"><li data-start=\"5198\" data-end=\"5219\"><p data-start=\"5200\" data-end=\"5219\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yinlingquan (SP9)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5220\" data-end=\"5234\"><p data-start=\"5222\" data-end=\"5234\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Taibai (SP3)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5236\" data-end=\"5253\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"5236\" data-end=\"5253\">Lung Meridian<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul data-start=\"5254\" data-end=\"5301\"><li data-start=\"5254\" data-end=\"5269\"><p data-start=\"5256\" data-end=\"5269\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chize (LU5)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5270\" data-end=\"5287\"><p data-start=\"5272\" data-end=\"5287\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kongzui (LU6)<\/span><\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"5288\" data-end=\"5301\"><p data-start=\"5290\" data-end=\"5301\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yuji (LU10)<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"5303\" data-end=\"5323\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong data-start=\"5307\" 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