Syndrome and treatment theory of phlegm and stasis originated from Huangdi Nei Jing

which did not put forward the name of phlegm and stasis but discussed "interactivity of juice foam and blood"about phlegm and stasis. In Eastern Han dynasty

Zhang Zhongjing firstly put forward the names of "phlegm and retained fluid "and"blood stasis". Since then

syndrome and treatment theory of phlegm and stasis was into a new development period.At different times

during Sui Dynasty

Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty

ancient doctors supplemented and developed syndrome and treatment theory of phlegm and stasis. In Yuan dynasty

Zhu Danxi clearly put forward the "phlegm pinches blood stasis"

marked syndrome and treatment theory of phlegm and stasis becoming mature. In Ming and Qing dynasties

doctors inherited and developed Zhu Danxi’ s thoughts of phlegm and stasis and divided phlegm and stasis syndrome into two types

phlegm adhering to blood stasis and blood stasis adhering to phlegm

with phlegm and stasis theory to explain the clinical diseases. Since Qing dynasty

syndrome and treatment theory of phlegm and stasis has gradually become perfect

and become a part of the theory of Chinese medicine. At present

the"phlegm and stasis syndrome"has been as a standard syndrome name used in clinic

and is an important pathogenesis of intractable diseases in clinical departments. To improve level of clinical diagnosis and treatment of the phlegm and stasis syndrome

the future remains to systematically study etiology and pathogenesis

phlegm and stasis transformation rules

syndrome-differentiation method

and biological basis about phlegm and stasis syndrome.