Heart-Yang deficiency

Heart-Yang deficiency exists in people who have been under stress and emotional distress for a long period of time, or in patients who suffer from severe heart and lung diseases. When the Yang in the chest is too weak to promote the Qi movement and blood circulation, palpitations, shortness of breath and chest pain start. 

Lou Yan Rou is a sweet fruit. It enters the Heart and Spleen meridians and can gently tonify the Spleen-Qi, the Heart-Qi and the blood. It can calm the mind and treat restlessness, anxiety and insomnia. It is suitable for use in a chronic condition of Heart-Yang deficiency with restlessness and palpitations. 

Long Gu is a mineral substance and is neutral. It can effectively sedate the Heart-spirit and calm the mind. In the condition of Heart-Yang deficiency, it can be used as an assistant in the formula to settle the mind and treat restlessness, palpitations and anxiety due to Yang deficiency. 

This formula was devised by Dr Zhang Zhong Jing. It treats Heart-Yang deficiency and cold in the Upper-Jiao. The manifestations are palpitations, restlessness, anxiety, shortness of breath, cold limbs, a pale complexion, a pale tongue and a weak, restless pulse. 

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