Palpitations

Question 1

What are palpitations often combined with?

Answer 1

Irritability, insomnia, poor memory, dizziness, and tinnitus.

Question 2

What is the difference between palpitations, thoracic bi, and running piglet qi?

Answer 2

Palpations are feeling ones own heartbeat, thoracic bi is chest pain with palpitations, running piglet is a sensation of qi rushing from the lower abdomen to the throat.

Question 3

What are the five patterns of palpitations?

Answer 3

Deficiency of qi and blood, yin deficiency with hyperactivity of yang, disturbance of phlegm-heat to heart, blood stasis in the HT-vessels, and deficiency of HT yang with water retention.

Question 4

Which pattern includes palpitation, dizziness, pale complexion, and fatigue, pale tongue, weak pulse?

Answer 4

Deficiency of qi and blood.

Question 5

What is the tx principle for deficiency of qi and blood?

Answer 5

To nourish heart blood and spleen Qi.

Question 6

What is the formula for deficiency of qi and blood?

Answer 6

Gui pi tang.

Question 7

What is the point prescription for deficiency of qi and blood?

Answer 7

UB-15, 20, 21, St-36, Ren 14, Ht-7, P-6.

Question 8

Which pattern includes palpitation, restlessness, poor sleep, dizziness, hot sensation in the palms and soles, tinnitus, soreness in the lower back, red tongue without any coating, thready and rapid pulse?

Answer 8

Yin deficiency with hyperactivity of yang.

Question 9

What is the tx principle for yin deficiency with hyperactivity of yang?

Answer 9

To nourish yin, clear heat, and tranquilize the mind.

Question 10

What is the formula for yin deficiency with hyperactivity of yang?

Answer 10

Huanglian ejiao tang.

Question 11

What is the point prescription for yin deficiency with hyperactivity of yang?

Answer 11

UB-15,14, 23, K-3 Ren-14, Ht-7, P-6.

Question 12

Which pattern includes palpitations, restlessness, easy to be frightened, poor appetite, nausea, chest stuffiness, heavy head, lots of dreams, expectoration of sticky and yellow sputum, red tongue, yellow greasy tongue coating, slippery and wiry pulse?

Answer 12

Disturbance of phlegm-heat to HT.

Question 13

What is the tx principle for disturbance of phlegm-heat to HT?

Answer 13

Clear heat, eliminate phlegm, and tranquilize the mind.

Question 14

What is the herbal prescription for disturbance of phlegm-heat to HT?

Answer 14

Huanglian wen dan tang.

Question 15

What is the point prescription for disturbance of phlegm-heat to HT?

Answer 15

UB-15, Ren-14, H-5, 7, P-6, GB-40, St-40, UB-19.

Question 16

Which pattern includes chronic palpation, chest stuffiness and pain, the pain is pricking and fixed, purple complexion, purple tongue with petechae and ecchymosis, uneven pulse or knotted pulse?

Answer 16

Blood stasis in the HT vessels.

Question 17

What is the tx principle for blood stasis in the HT vessels?

Answer 17

Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

Question 18

What is the formula for blood stasis in the HT vessels?

Answer 18

Tao ren hong hua jian.

Question 19

Which pattern includes severe palpitation, shortness of breath, worse after moving, cold limbs, aversion to cold, dizziness, pale complexion, sometimes accompanied with cough and asthma, general edema, can’t lie on the back, pale and swollen tongue, white or greasy tongue coating, deep and thready pulse?

Answer 19

Deficiency of HT yang with water retention.

Question 20

What is the tx principle for deficiency of HT yang with water retention?

Answer 20

Invigorate HT yang, promote qi circulation, and relieve oedema.

Question 21

What is the formula for deficiency of HT yang with water retention?

Answer 21

Ling gui zhu gan tang.

Question 22

What are some points for deficiency of HT yang with water retention?

Answer 22

UB-15, Ren- 4, 8, 9, 14, Sp-9, Ht-7, P-6.