6. Palpitation (xin ji)
Definition
A subjective sensation of rapidly or irregularly heart beating
Classification
1. Jing ji: intermittent palpitation due to panic attack, fright and anger
2. zhen chong: constant palpition with restless and rapid heartbeat
Relevant modern diseases
1. myocarditis
2. pericarditis
3. myocardial infarction
4. heart failure
5. menopause
6. arrhythmia
7. neurosis
8. hyperthyroidism
Etiology & pathogenesis
1. heart and gallbladder qi deficiency
2. heart blood deficiency
3. yin deficiency
4. heart yang deficiency
5. congested fluid overflowing to the heart
6. blood stasis obstructing the channel
Herbal formula treatment
1. heart and gallbladder qi deficiency
an shen ding zhi wan
Long chi, Fu shen, Yuan zhi, Shi chang pu---
Ren shen, Fu ling---
2. heart blood deficiency
gui pi tang
Dang gui, long yan rou---
Ren shen, huang qi, Bai zhu---
Mu xiang---
Gan cao---
3. heart yin deficiency
tian wang bu xin dan
Sheng di huang, Xuan shen, Mai men dong, Tian meng dong---
Dang gui, Dan shen---
Ren shen, Fu ling---
Suan zhao ren, Bai zi ren---
Wu wei zi, Yuan zhi---
4. heart yang deficiency
gui zhi gan cao long gu mu li tang
Gui zhi, Zhi gan cao---
Long gu, Mu li---
5. cold congested fluid overflowing to the heart
ling gui zhu gan tang
Hui zhi, Gan cao---
Fu ling, Bai zhu---
6. blood stasis obstructing the channel
xue fu zhu yu tang
Tao ren, Hong hua---
Dang gui, Sheng di huang, Chuan xiong, Chi shao---
Chai hu, Zhi qiao---
Jie geng---
Niu xi---
Acupuncture treatment
PC 6, BL 15, RN 14, HT 7
Clinical experience
A subjective sensation of rapidly or irregularly heart beating
Classification
1. Jing ji: intermittent palpitation due to panic attack, fright and anger
2. zhen chong: constant palpition with restless and rapid heartbeat
Relevant modern diseases
1. myocarditis
2. pericarditis
3. myocardial infarction
4. heart failure
5. menopause
6. arrhythmia
7. neurosis
8. hyperthyroidism
Etiology & pathogenesis
1. heart and gallbladder qi deficiency
2. heart blood deficiency
3. yin deficiency
4. heart yang deficiency
5. congested fluid overflowing to the heart
6. blood stasis obstructing the channel
Herbal formula treatment
1. heart and gallbladder qi deficiency
an shen ding zhi wan
Long chi, Fu shen, Yuan zhi, Shi chang pu---
Ren shen, Fu ling---
2. heart blood deficiency
gui pi tang
Dang gui, long yan rou---
Ren shen, huang qi, Bai zhu---
Mu xiang---
Gan cao---
3. heart yin deficiency
tian wang bu xin dan
Sheng di huang, Xuan shen, Mai men dong, Tian meng dong---
Dang gui, Dan shen---
Ren shen, Fu ling---
Suan zhao ren, Bai zi ren---
Wu wei zi, Yuan zhi---
4. heart yang deficiency
gui zhi gan cao long gu mu li tang
Gui zhi, Zhi gan cao---
Long gu, Mu li---
5. cold congested fluid overflowing to the heart
ling gui zhu gan tang
Hui zhi, Gan cao---
Fu ling, Bai zhu---
6. blood stasis obstructing the channel
xue fu zhu yu tang
Tao ren, Hong hua---
Dang gui, Sheng di huang, Chuan xiong, Chi shao---
Chai hu, Zhi qiao---
Jie geng---
Niu xi---
Acupuncture treatment
PC 6, BL 15, RN 14, HT 7
Clinical experience
