Internal Medicine HEART
Internal Medicine HEART
Internal Medicine HEART
-Ext. Cold-
-Summer
Heat Injures Heart meridian Qi
Emotion
-over thinking,
worry, anger, joy, sad, fear
Diet
-injures spleen
producing Phlegm which blocks Heart meridian Qi.
Deficiency
-chronic illness & over
work injures Qi & Blood
-Liver and Kidney
Deficiency injures Heart
Differential Diagnosis:
ST Ache
-lower pain which does not radiate into the chest
and down the left arm. Accompanied by belching, flatulence,
acid regurgitation
Hypochondriac-Chest Pain
-related with cough and febrile disease history,
accompanied by liver Qi stagnation symptoms.
Fullness in chest and Heart with moving dull pain. Pain agg. By
emotional stress. Accompanied by Qi stagnation symptoms.
T pale, purple, red tip
Pwiry
Treatment:
soothe liver and regulate Qi to relieve pain.
Formula
Chai Hu Shu Gan San
Blood Stasis
Severe heart pain, stabbing, squeezing fixed pain
T purple veins under tongue
P uneven, irregular
Treatment: promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis
to relieve pain
Formula
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Phlegm Stasis
Heavy oppression in chest, difficult breathing, agg. During
damp weather, productive cough, soft stool, sticky sensation,
nautious, phlegm/damp symptoms
T purple, thick greasy coat
P wiry
Treatment:
Eliminate phlegm, clear heat/wind, invigorate
Qi to relieve pain.
Formula
Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang
Wan Dan Tang Phlegm Heat dry
stool, dysphasia
Di Dan Tang
- Phlegm Wind
numbness/dizziness
Heart Qi Deficiency
Dull pain, short of breath, agg. By activity, pale complexion,
spontaneous sweat
T pale
P weak, deep
Treatment:
Nourish heart Qi
Formula
Bao Yuan Tang
Heart Yin Deficiency
Dull burning pain, insomnia, dysphasia, palpitations
T red tip, scanty coat
P rapid, thin
Treatment:
Nourish heart Yin
Formula
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
Heart Yang Deficiency
Pain and palpitations, almost cant function, fatigued, cold, agg
by cold and exertion
T pale
P weak, deep
Treatment:
Nourish yang Qi and invigorate heart
Yang
Formula
Ren Shen Tang
+ Shen Qi Wan - KD yang def.
+ Zhen Wu Tang - edema
Phlegm Fire
Acute onset, insomnia, H/A, irritable, red complexion, red eyes,
angry eyes Severe case violent, sweating, shouting
T red, yellow/greasy coat
P
slippery, rapid
Treatment:
Induce vomit then Purge bowel movement to
eliminate phlegm
Formula
San Sheng Tang = induce vomit
Xie Xin Tang + Gun Tan Wan = purge phlegm
Yin Deficiency With Hyperactive Fire
Fatigued with irritability, anxious, insomnia, easily shocked, red
complexion, emaciation
T red, thin coat
P thin, rapid
Treatment:
Nourish yin and descend fire to calm
the mind
Formula
Er yin Jian + Din g Zhi Wan
Qi & Blood Stagnation
May occur after traumatic injury or related to menses, H/A,
heavy menses with clots, severe PMS, abdominal pain,
irritability, insomnia, red complexion
T purple, thin/yellow coat
P
thin, wiry, rapid
Treatment:
Promote blood circulation and regulate Qi to
relieve stagnation
Formula
Dian Kuang Meng Xing Tang + Tao Hong Si Wu
Tang (mild)
Or + Da Huang Zhi Cong Wan (severe)
Acute/Chronic Bleeding
- blood Def. HT isnt
nourished
Epidemic Febrile Disease
- Toxic heat attacks HT
Chronic Cough/Asthma
-LU Qi/Yang Def. with Phlegm
creates HT Qi Def.
Differentiate Between:
Running Piglet Syndrome
feeling starts in L.
Jiao and goes up to throat
- Kidney Disorder
Heart Qi Deficiency
Heart cant push blood and cant nourish itself
Palpitations with shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue,
spontaneous sweat, agg. by activity and amel. By rest.
T pale
thin, weak
Treatment:
Nourish heart Qi and nourish Yin
Formula
Wu Wei Zi Tang