1. Cold-phlegm obstructing the lungs
Manifestations: cough with shortness of breath, chest distension, white thin phlegm, fatigue, white and greasy tongue coating.
Syndrome analysis: lung and spleen deficiency due to long-term of the disease.

2. Hot-phlegm obstructing the lungs
Manifestations: cough with shortness of breath, yellow thick phlegm, dry stool, dark urine, dry mouth, yellow and greasy tongue coating.
Syndrome analysis: heavy accumulation of hot-phlegm obstructing the lungs.

3. Lung and kidney qi deficiency
Manifestations: narrow and shallow breath, difficult to lie on the back, cough, white and thin phlegm, choking sensation in chest, palpitation, sweating, light coating.
Syndrome analysis: Lung cannot control Qi due to deficiency; kidney cannot accept Qi because of deficiency.

4. Yang deficiency of kidney and spleen
Manifestations: face and limb swellings, palpitation, breath with cough, thin phlegm when coughing, aversion to cold, waist knee soreness and weakness, clear abundant urine, thin sloppy stool, white coating.
Syndrome analysis: Deficiency of Yang.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.