PRESCRIPTIONS FOR TREATING DISORDERS OF THE HEART

HEART FUNCTION:
-Governing blood
-Propel blood circulation
-Beating
-Heart qi
-Heart yang warming
-Heart connected with the vessels directly (blood circulated inside the vessels)
-Production of the blood
-"Redden"
-Transport nutrients into the blood
-Combine with clear qi
-Dominate mental (spirit)
-Shen
-Brain function

PATHOGENESIS
-Excess
-Blood stasis
-Qi stagnation
-Cold in vessel
-Phlegm retention in vessels
-Deficiency
-Palpitation
-Mental problems
-Insomnia
-Manic depression
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PRESCRIPTION FOR DREDGING HEART BLOOD VESSELS
BL 15 (Xinshu)
-Heart back shu
BL 17 (Geshu)
-Front mu
RN 14 (Juque)
RN 17 (Tangzhong)
-Open the chest
-Regulate qi and blood circulation
PC 6 (Neiguan)
-Luo connecting point for pericardium
-Regulate heartbeat and pulse
HT 6 (Yinxi)
-Xi-cleft point

FUNCTIONS:
-Invigorating blood and removing blood stasis
-Activating collaterals and alleviating pain
-Opening the heart and regulating the qi
-Moderating acute conditions

MANIPULATIONS
-Reducing method

INDICATIONS
-Chest pain, heart pain due to cold, phlegm, qi stagnation or blood stasis obstructs the heart. Pain of the chest radiates to the back, chest pain radiates to the lateral costal region, palpitation, disorders of the heart rate and rhythmn
-Mania-disorder, mania-depression, epilepsy, poor memory, anxiety, insomnia, excessive dreaming

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 15 and RN 14: Back shu and front mu combination, can regulate and benefit heart function and activate the blood circulation to remove blood statis
RN 17: Eight influential point of qi meeting
BL 17: Eight influential point of blood
RN 17 and BL 17: Combine together can activate qi and blood circulation, alleviate pain
PC6: Luo connecting point of pericardium meridian
HT 6: Xi-cleft point of heart meridian, combine together to remove blood stasis and alleviate pain

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Palpitations
-Heart-bi syndrome


PRESCRIPTION FOR NOURISHING HEART AND CALMING SPIRIT
BL 15 (Xinshu)
-Back shu of heart
HT 7 (Shenmen)
-Yuan source point
ST 36 (Zusanli)
-Tonify qi and blood
SP 6 (Sanyinjiao)
-Tonify yin and blood

FUNCTIONS
-Nourishing heart yin and heart blood
-Invigorating heart qi
-Calming mind

MANIPULATIONS
-Reinforcing or even method

INDICATIONS:
-Palpitation, insomnia, restlessness, poorr memory.
-For heart blood deficiency syndrome: pale complexion, pale tongue, thing and weak pulse
-For heart yin deficiency syndrome: upset, five feverish centers, hot feeling at afternoon, sweat in sleep, malar flush, thin red tongue lacking fluid, little coating, thin rapid pulse.
-Depression

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS
BL 15: Nourishes the heart, takes yin from yang
HT 7: Yuan source point of heart meridian, nourishes heart and calms mind
ST 36: Through nourishing the postnatal to nourish heart blood
SP 6: Nourishes the yin and blood

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
-Palpitatons
-Insomnia
-Excess
-Fire
-Phlegm
-Heat
-Stomach (over eating)
-Deficiency
-Yin
-Blood
-Fluid
-Qi deficiency
-Heart qi
-Gall bladder qi
-Related with the kidney
-Combine with DU 20, YINTANG, or AN MIAN
-Anxiety
-Combine with YINTANG, HT 7, HT 6, PC 5

PRESCRIPTION FOR CLEARING AWAY HEART HEAT
PC 7 (Daling)
-Shu stream point
-Child point
PC 8 (Laogong)
SJ 5 (Waiguan)
-Clears heat
LR 2 (Xingjian)
-Clears heat
-"Same name" meridian as PC

FUNCTIONS:
-Clearing away heart fire and heart heat
-Eliminating swollen and stopping pain

MANIPULATIONS:
Reducing Method

INDICATIONS:
-Dysphoria, insomnia, agitation, red face and thirst, ulceration and pain of the tongue, hot sensation of the body, constipation, yellow dark and hot urine, red tongue with deep red tip, yellow coating, rapid pulse.

PRECRIPTION ANALYSIS:
PC 7: Shu stream, yuan source point, child point of heart meridian, clears heat and purges fire
PC 8: Clears heart heat from the pericardium
SJ 5: Clears sanjiao, drainages urine, descends heat downward
LR 2: Clears heat and fire from the same name meridian

CLINICAL APPLICATION:
-Insomnia
-Combine with DU 20 and SI SHEN CONG
-Daytime agitation
-Tongue ulcer
-PC 8 very effective
-Bad breath due to heart fire
-Combine with DU 26


PRESCRIPTION FOR WARMING YANG AND TONIFYING HEART
PC 6 (Neiguan)
-Luo connecting point
-Treats blood stasis
PC 4 (Ximen)
-Xi cleft point
RN 17 (Tanzhong)
-Can tonify heart qi
-Regulate thoracic qi
RN 6 (Qihai)
-Warming whole body
-Promote circulation

FUNCTIONS:
-Warming heart yang and tonifying heart qi
-Expelling cold and stopping heart pain

MANIPULATIONS:
-Reinforcing or even method
-Moxa is available

INDICATIONS:
-Palpitation, short of qi, heart-bi syndrome, with the qi deficiency: spontaneous sweating, short of breath, get worse after activity, pale face, pale tongue, weak pulse, with yang deficiency: plus aversion to cold, cold limbs, purple face and lips, pale and puffy tongue or dark and purple tongue, deep and weak pulse.

PRESCRIPTION ANALYSIS:
PC 6 and PC 4: Warm heart yang and tonify heart qi; appreciate to treat heart vessels diseases
RN 17 and RN 6: Warm yang and tonify qi

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS:
-Palpitation
-Combine with ST 36 (for qi deficiency)
-RN 4,6 (alternate) (for yang deficiency)
-Heart-bi syndrome
-LI 4, back shu, DU 9