7. Chest pain (xiong bi)
Definition
Chest oppression and stabbing pain that radiates to the left upper back, shoulder and down to the arm.
Relevant modern diseases
1. Angina pectoris
2. Myocardial infarction
3. Intercostal neuralgia
4. Pleurisy
Etiology & pathogenesis
1. Cold invasion
2. Improper diet
3. Emotional stress
4. Aging
Herbal formular treatment
1. Heart blood stasis
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---
2. Turbid phlegm accumulation
Gua lou xie bai ban xia tang
Lua lou---
Xie bai---
Ban xia---
3. Congealed cold in the chest
Gua lou xie bai bai jiu tang
Gua lou---
Xie bai---
Bai jiu---
4. Heart and kidney yin deficiency
Zuo gui yin
Shu di huang, Shan zhu yu, Gou qi zi---
Shan yao, Fu ling, Gan cao---
5. Qi and yin deificiency
Sheng mai san
Ren shen, Mai dong, Wu wei zi---
Ren shen yang yin tang
Ren shen, Da zhao, Huang qi, Bai zhu, Fu ling, gan cao---
Dang gui, Bai shao, Shu di huang, Wu wei zi---
Rou gui---
Yuan zhi---
Chen pi, Sheng jiang---
6. Yang qi exhaustion
Shen fu tang
Ren Shen, Fu zi---
Sheng jiang, Da zhao---
You gui yin
Shu di huang, Gou qi zi, Shan zhu yu---
Shan yao, Fu ling, Gan cao---
Acupuncture treatment
PC 6, BL 15, RN 17, RN 14
Clinical experience
Chest oppression and stabbing pain that radiates to the left upper back, shoulder and down to the arm.
Relevant modern diseases
1. Angina pectoris
2. Myocardial infarction
3. Intercostal neuralgia
4. Pleurisy
Etiology & pathogenesis
1. Cold invasion
2. Improper diet
3. Emotional stress
4. Aging
Herbal formular treatment
1. Heart blood stasis
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---
2. Turbid phlegm accumulation
Gua lou xie bai ban xia tang
Lua lou---
Xie bai---
Ban xia---
3. Congealed cold in the chest
Gua lou xie bai bai jiu tang
Gua lou---
Xie bai---
Bai jiu---
4. Heart and kidney yin deficiency
Zuo gui yin
Shu di huang, Shan zhu yu, Gou qi zi---
Shan yao, Fu ling, Gan cao---
5. Qi and yin deificiency
Sheng mai san
Ren shen, Mai dong, Wu wei zi---
Ren shen yang yin tang
Ren shen, Da zhao, Huang qi, Bai zhu, Fu ling, gan cao---
Dang gui, Bai shao, Shu di huang, Wu wei zi---
Rou gui---
Yuan zhi---
Chen pi, Sheng jiang---
6. Yang qi exhaustion
Shen fu tang
Ren Shen, Fu zi---
Sheng jiang, Da zhao---
You gui yin
Shu di huang, Gou qi zi, Shan zhu yu---
Shan yao, Fu ling, Gan cao---
Acupuncture treatment
PC 6, BL 15, RN 17, RN 14
Clinical experience