Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) 痰 Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 774, Entry 32 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced tán. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced tán. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Disease of water accumulation in the chest. Classified Compilation (Leipian): Pathological fluid. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Body fluids are used to nourish the tendons and blood. If their circulation is obstructed, phlegm accumulates above the diaphragm, resulting in weakness of the hands and feet. Previous definitions describing it simply as a pathological fluid are incorrect. Correction of Characters (Zhengzitong): There are six types of phlegm: dampness, heat, wind, cold, food stagnation, and qi. Master Who Embraces Simplicity (Baopuzi), Treatise on Ultimate Principles (Zhilijuan): Kansui and Descurainia seeds may be used to expel phlegm-drink and accumulated pathogenic factors.