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| Pattern Names |
| Heart Yang Deficiency • 心阳虚证 • Xīn Yáng Xū Zhèng |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Heart and Small Intestine |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: Pale, flabby, moist white coating |
Pulse: Weak, deep, minute, knotted, intermittent |
| Indications: Palpitations • Fatigue • Spontaneous sweating • Chest pain • Slight depression • SOB-exertion worse • Cold sensation • Cold limbs • Cold intolerance - better with warmth • Dark lips • Pale complexion • Ankle and feet edema |
| Keywords |
| Heart Qi deficiency + yang deficiency symptoms (palpitations, chest pain) |
| Treatment |
| Tonify Heart Yang |
| Acupuncture |
| GENERAL: PC6, REN17, REN6, HT5, DU14, BL15 [Maciocia] • PALPITATIONS: add HT06, HT07, HT08, REN14, BL19 [Qiao] • CHEST PAIN: add HT07, BL44, REN04, DU20 [Qiao] • FATIGUE: REN03, REN04, REN05, REN06, REN12, BL20, BL23, DU04 [Qiao] |
| Herb |
| GENERAL: Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang [Maciocia] • Shen Fu Tang, Bao Yuan Tang [Qiao] • PALPITATIONS: add Si Jun Zi Tang + Huang Qi • CHEST PAIN: add Sheng Mai San + Shen Fu Tang • FATIGUE: Sheng Mai San + Si Jun Zi Tang |
| Etiology |
| Untreated Heart Qi deficiency resulting in Heart Yang Deficiency • A pattern caused by declination of the Heart yang, decreased motive force and warmth function, result internal deficient cold [Qiao]. |
