Guan Xin Er Hao - 冠心二号 - Recipe #2 For Coronary Heart Disease

English:	Recipe #2 for Coronary Heart Disease
Also Known As:	Coronary Arteriosclerotic Heart Formula #2

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	3-15g	Alleviates pain, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes the movement of Qi.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	3-24g	Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Soothes irritability.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	4.5-15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Relieves pain.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	3-12g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae	Jiang Xiang	3-12g	Disperses Blood Stasis, stops bleeding, invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain. With Dan Shen, for Angina pectoris .

Formula Actions

• Invigorates the Blood
• Promotes the movement of Qi
• Dispels Blood Stasis
• Relieves pain
• Clears Heat
• Cools the Blood

Syndromes

• Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Palpitations Stabbing pain in the anterior region over the Heart Suffocating sensation in chest or oppressed sensation in the sternum Maybe drawing pain down internal aspect of arm or back (especially the left arm) Pain (in chest and/or arm) tends to be severe and intermittent

In severe cases: Cold limbs Cyanosis of lips and nails T: Dark red with purple spots or Purple body C: Little P: Minute (scarcely perceptible) and thready or Knotted or Uneven and slow or Knotted and intermittent

Treats

Chronic obstructive cerebral vascular disease Angina pectoris Cerebral thrombosis Palpitations

Acute myocardial infarction Myocardial ischemia Cerebral embolism Stroke Coronary Heart disease

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Modern research has shown that this formula has remarkable effects in dilating the coronary artery, increasing the volume of Blood flow of the coronary artery, raising the hypoxia tolerance of the cardiac muscle, inhibiting thrombosis, promoting the activity of the fibrinolytic system, inhibiting platelet aggregation and promoting the restoration of necrotic cardiac muscle.

Modifications

For greater effectiveness:
+ Hirudo	Shui Zhi