TCM treatment of cor pulmonale: active treatment prolongs life

Cor pulmonale will often recur, and the lung function will be increasingly damaged. Only active scientific treatment can prolong life and improve the quality of life. The treatment of cor pulmonale can choose the methods of traditional Chinese medicine, and dialectical treatment has good results.

1. Phlegm and dampness accumulate in the lungs, causing stagnation of lung qi

[Main symptoms] Clinical manifestations include paroxysmal coughing or frequent coughing day and night, easy coughing up of sputum or sticky sputum that is difficult to cough up, thick white sputum or yellow and white sputum or purulent sputum, chest tightness, shortness of breath, greasy mouth, abdominal distension, pale tongue, greasy white tongue coating, and wiry and slippery pulse.

[Prescription] Ephedra, apricot kernel, whole melon, Allium macrostemon, Pinellia ternata, Platycodon grandiflorum, and licorice. It is a combination of Sanao Decoction, Trichosanthes, Xiebai and Banxia Decoction (without the white wine), and Platycodon Decoction.

2. Phlegm and dampness accumulate in the lungs, lung qi is blocked, and both lung and spleen are deficient

[Main symptoms] Clinical manifestations include shortness of breath, fatigue, low voice or hoarse voice, sallow complexion, loss of appetite, feeling full after eating, loose stools or straining to sit, pale tongue, and weak pulse.

[Prescription] Agreement prescription No. 1 + Guangmuxiang, Amomum villosum, Codonopsis pilosula, Tangerine peel, Poria, and stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala. That is, the agreed prescription No. 1 combined with Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction.

3. Phlegm and dampness accumulate in the lungs, lung qi is blocked, and there is also yang deficiency and water retention.

[Main symptoms] Clinical manifestations include panic, heart palpitations, cough and shortness of breath, severe wheezing when moving, inability to lie flat, swelling of the body especially the lower limbs, oliguria, dull complexion, cold body and limbs, pale, fat or dark purple tongue, white and slippery tongue coating, deep and thin or intermittent pulse.

[Prescription] Standard prescription 1+Poria cocos, cinnamon twig, stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, Alisma orientalis. That is, the agreed prescription 1 is a combination of Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang and Ze Xie, which is also in line with the idea of ​​Wu Ling San without Poria.