Phlegm
Term: بلغم
Transliteration: balgham; balġam
English Equivalent: Phlegm
Short Definition: Phlegm (of the four humors)
Description: One of the four humors; natural phlegm is white and mildly sweet, and of cold and wet quality. It can transform into Blood when necessary, nourishes some organs such as brain, lubricates joints and moisturizes organs. Unnatural phlegm can be divided into varieties according to taste, form and consistency.

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