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MENTAL MODEL · M3277

Wind Phlegm / Feng Tan

Wind Phlegm / Feng Tan
BehaviorHigh supportOrganizational Behavior
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Updated 2026-08-04

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INTRODUCTION

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CORE DEFINITION

A Chinese medicine pattern in which phlegm combines with liver wind. Phlegm is by nature static; when wind stirs it, it rises to disturb the clear orifices and channels, producing dizziness, numbness in the limbs, and spasms. Treatment extinguishes wind and transforms phlegm together, since addressing only one component leaves the mechanism intact. Judgment of whether the wind is deficient or excess, and whether the phlegm is cold or hot, determines the formula chosen.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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- Spin model: picture static phlegm set spinning by wind, which is why the leading symptom is dizziness. - Dual target: treat wind and phlegm at once, never one without the other. - Pattern check: determine wind type and phlegm temperature before choosing a formula.

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Phlegm on its own sits quietly; wind supplies the movement that carries it upward into the head and outward into the channels. The combination, not either element alone, produces the rotating dizziness, numbness, and spasm, so both must be addressed for the symptom to resolve.

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