A chill in the chest

In winter, many of our friends now wear very little clothes. Especially for female friends, although heating is installed in many places now, this habit will still lead to many problems. For example, a chill in the chest. Many people think that it is caused by improper warming. Although this is the reason, it also has a lot to do with our bodies. For example, a cold feeling in the chest is caused by insufficient heart yang.

Deficiency of heart yang is a symptom in traditional Chinese medicine, which refers to poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, edema of the lower limbs or the whole body, palpitations, chest tightness, cold body and limbs, and in severe cases, profuse sweating, cold limbs, and weak pulse. The treatment principle is to warm and promote the flow of heart yang, transform qi and promote the flow of water. Prescription: Zhenwu Decoction with modifications.

Symptoms: palpitations and restlessness, chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially when moving, pale complexion, cold body and limbs, pale tongue with white coating, weak pulse, or deep, thready and feeble pulse.

Treatment method: Warm and nourish the heart yang, calm the mind and relieve palpitations.

Prescription: Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Decoction. ．

In the formula, cinnamon twig and roasted licorice warm and nourish the heart yang; raw dragon tooth and raw oyster calm the mind and relieve palpitations. For those who sweat profusely, use more ginseng and astragalus, add calcined dragon bone, calcined oyster, and cornus fruit, or use ginseng soup for decoction; for those with insufficient heart yang and prominent cold symptoms, add astragalus, ginseng, and aconite to invigorate qi and warm yang; for those with blood stasis, add salvia miltiorrhiza, red peony root, peach kernel, safflower, etc.

Syndrome of Deficiency of Heart Yang-Palpitations:

Palpitations and restlessness, chest tightness and shortness of breath, especially when moving, pale complexion, cold body and limbs, pale tongue with white coating, and weak or deep, thready and feeble pulse.

Summary of syndrome: Heart yang is weak and cannot warm and nourish the mind.

Treatment method: Warm and nourish the heart yang, calm the mind and relieve palpitations.

Representative prescription: Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Decoction combined with Shenfu Decoction with modifications. Medical Education|Collected and compiled on the Internet. The front part warms and replenishes the heart yang, calms the mind and relieves palpitations, and is suitable for symptoms such as palpitations, restlessness, spontaneous sweating and night sweats. The back part benefits the heart qi and warms the heart yang, and is suitable for symptoms such as chest tightness, shortness of breath, cold body and cold limbs.

Commonly used medicines: cinnamon twig and aconite warm the heart yang; ginseng and astragalus nourish qi and support yang; ophiopogon and wolfberry nourish yin, with the meaning of "yang is helped by yin and the life cycle is endless"; roasted licorice nourishes qi and nourishes the heart; dragon bone and oyster calm the mind and relieve palpitations.