Origin of Phlegm-Stasis-Toxin Theory and Its Empirical Application in Syndrome Differentiation of Carotid Atherosclerosis

Abstract

Summarize Professor Yan Yongmei's experience in treating carotid atherosclerosis by applying the theory of "phlegm, blood stasis and poison". Professor Yan Yongmei believed that the main pathogenic factors of carotid atherosclerosis were  phlegm turbidities, toxicosis and blood stasis, and the interaction of phlegm, blood stasis and toxicosis was the key pathogenesis of carotid atherosclerosis. In the clinical treatment, we should focus on "resolving phlegm and promoting blood circulation, detoxifying toxins and clearing arteries", and emphasize that we should pay attention to life, exercise and diet.