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Guan Xin Er Hao冠心二号

Recipe #2 for Coronary Heart Disease

Autres nomsCoronary Arteriosclerotic Heart Formula #2

Substances
5

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Composition

  • Chuan XiongRz. Chuanxiong3–15 g

    Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain*.*

  • Dan ShenRx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae3–24 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.

  • Chi ShaoRx. Paeoniae Rubra4.5–15 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.

  • Hong HuaFlos Carthami3–12 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels, unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain.

    for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
  • Jiang XiangLignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae3–12 g

    Disperses Blood Stasis, stops bleeding, invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.

    for Angina pectoris .

Actions

  • Activates Blood circulation
  • Encourages the flow of Qi
  • Clears away Blood Stasis
  • Eases pain
  • Eliminates Heat
  • Brings a cooling action to the Blood

Syndromes traités

A pattern in which the Blood has become stagnant

Manifestations

  • A racing or irregular heartbeat
  • Piercing pain located in front of the Heart
  • A choking feeling in the chest, or a pressing heaviness over the sternum
  • Occasionally a pulling pain traveling down the inner arm or the back (most notably the left arm)
  • Pain in the chest and/or arm is generally intense and comes intermittently
  • In pronounced cases: cold extremities and bluish lips and nails
Corps de la langue
Either a Dark red tongue dotted with purple spots, or a wholly Purple tongue body
Enduit
A sparse layer
Pouls
Either Faint (nearly imperceptible) together with Fine, or Knotted alone, or Irregular and slow, or Knotted together with intermittent pauses

Indications

  • Long-standing obstructive disease of the cerebral blood vessels
  • Cardiac chest pain (angina pectoris)
  • A clot within a cerebral vessel
  • A pounding or racing heartbeat
  • A sudden-onset heart attack
  • Reduced blood supply to the heart muscle
  • An embolism lodged in a cerebral vessel
  • A cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
  • Heart disease caused by coronary artery involvement

Modifications

  • To enhance the formula's effectiveness

    • +Shui Zhi

Précautions

  • Not to be used in cases of menorrhagia.
  • Should not be given to patients with Blood Deficiency lacking Stasis.
  • Not to be used during pregnancy.

Notes

Contemporary studies indicate that this formula produces notable effects: it dilates the coronary artery, boosts the volume of Blood flowing through it, increases the cardiac muscle's tolerance to hypoxia, inhibits thrombus formation, enhances the activity of the fibrinolytic system, suppresses platelet aggregation, and supports the recovery of necrotic cardiac tissue.