Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Coronary Heart Disease #7

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 10g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and coughing with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for coughing due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 10g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Fu Ling, prevents turbid Phlegm and Dampness from disturbing the Heart with dizziness, palpitations and insomnia.
Poria Fu Ling 10g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru 6g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and transforms Hot Phlegm.
Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou 20g Clears Lung Heat, transforms Hot Phlegm, regulates Qi and unbinds the chest.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for focal distention in the chest and diaphragm due to clumping of Phlegm and Heat leading to Qi Stagnation and chest Bi due to clumping of sticky, thick and turbid Phlegm.
Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou 10g Promotes the movement of Qi, aromatically transforms Dampness and strengthens the Stomach.
With Chen Pi, for fullness and discomfort in the chest and abdomen, belching, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with turbid Dampness Accumulation.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 20g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Gua Lou and Zhi Ban Xia, for chest pain.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 12g Alleviates pain, Clears the Heart and Pericardium, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the Orifices, Regulates Qi flow.
With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis causing chest Bi.

Formula Actions

  • Regulates Qi
  • Dries Dampness
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Clears Heat
  • Cools the Blood

Syndromes

  • Phlegm-Damp in the Middle Jiao

Clinical Manifestations

  • Pain and an oppressed feeling in the chest
  • Obesity
  • Heavy sensations of the body
  • Fatigue
  • Palpitations
  • Shortness of breath
  • T: Normal
  • C: White and greasy
  • P: Tight and smooth

Treats

  • Coronary Heart disease

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.