祛痰法是用化痰软坚散结的药物,使因痰凝聚而成的肿块得以消散的一种疗法。痰乃因外感六淫,或内伤七情,或体质虚弱,以致气机阻滞,“血气津液不清,熏蒸结聚而成”的病理性产物。痰停聚于人体组织器官之中则可为病,如颈痈、瘰疬、肉瘿、乳癖、乳疬等病的发生皆与痰有密切关系。故朱丹溪说:“凡人身上中下有块者,多是痰。”张山雷亦说;“外发痈疡亦往往而多痰证。”所以祛痰法成为外科常用治法之一。笔者遵从“痰乃病之标”,“致痰之因是本”等古训,在临证中应用祛痰法 The method of debridement is a kind of therapy that disperses the lumps formed by phlegm and blood stasis by using the drugs that dissolve the phlegm. Qi is due to exogenous six kinky, or internal injuries, or physical weakness, resulting in qi block, “blood and body fluid is not clear, fumigation made of” pathological products. Congestion in the human tissues and organs can be a disease. For example, the occurrence of diseases such as cervical tinea, tinea corporis, carcasses, chylorrhea, chylorrhea, etc. are closely related to phlegm. Therefore, Zhu Danxi said: “The mortal body has a block, who are mostly squatting.” Zhang Shanlei also said; “outside the carbuncle and ulcers are often more evidence.” Therefore, phlegm method has become one of the common surgical methods. The author complied with the “old standard of disease”, “cause the cause of 痰 is the essence of this” and other ancient training, in the application of 祛痰 law