CHINESE HEART MEDICINES

 

The Yin & Yang of the Heart

Chinese Herbal Medicines for the Heart

Simple Advice for a Healthy Heart

COMING THIS FALL from BayTree Publications Dr. Shen's Handbook: A Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine

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Heart Yang
Traditional Chinese Medicine regards the pumping action of the heart and the circulatory system as the yang of the heart. The heart system includes the vessels (luo) and the tributaries (jing luo). It also includes the electrical energy which triggers the heart to contract (heart qi).

Heart Yin
The Heart is home to the Shen. The word Shen can mean spirit, mind, or supreme being. Sufficient heart fluids (heart yin and blood) are needed for the Shen to be comfortable in the heart. When the Shen is at home in your heart, you feel grounded and centered, and your actions are appropriate. Herb/ foodsthat build and maintain Heart Blood include Longan Fruit, Long Yan Rou and Chinese Dates, Da Zao.

Deficient heart blood or heart yin can result in Restless Shen, causing irritability, anxiety, or insomnia. Rapid heartbeat (tacycardia), some kinds of irregular heartbeats (arhythmia), loss of memory or concentration, and panic disorder also arise from this conditon.Two good formulae for Heart Yin deficiency are Good Sleep and Worry Free Pill (shui de an) and Emperor's Tea Tian Huang Bu Xin Tang. They can be combined for maximum effect.

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Good Heart Capsules

Herbs to benefit the heart and the vessels.  Hawthorne based formula is used for heart health and for cholesterol reduction.

100 capsules, 500 mgs

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Add one or more of these

Cause	Remedy
WEAK HEART Deficient Heart Qi coronary insufficiency, heart failure	Golden Book Pill Hai Ma Bu Shen Wan Pseudoginseng (tien qi)
CHOLESTEROL Phlegm in the Channels clogged arteries, high cholesterol	Good Heart Pills Hawthorn Fat Reducing Pills Mao Dung Ching Pills
HEART ATTACK / STROKE Heart Blood Stagnation angina, heart attack	Dan Shen Tablets Styrax 14 Pills
EXCESS EMOTIONS Liver Attacking Heart stress or depression related	Free & Easy Pills Good Sleep and Worry Free Pill (shui de an)

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FOR HEART HEALTH:

Regular, Moderate Excercise
OPENS THE VESSELS AND KEEPS THEM OPEN

Regular, moderate excercise is needed to keep the vessels open and the heart well nourished. No matter which kind of excersice you choose, do it between 2-5 days per week. No more or less. Over, or under excersise will cause injury.

Nose breathing only. No mouth breathing unless the nasal passages are obstructed. Mouth breathing permits over-exertion which could overtax the heart or the qi. 

Endeavor to do more, but generally stop short of your limits. The important part is regularity.  Push your limits only occasionally.

The diciplines of Qi Gong and Tai Qi have also been shown to improve heart health.