The pathology of hot flashes on the face and shortness of breath is mostly due to Yin deficiency.
Panic and shortness of breath is a symptom of self-consciousness in the heart beating uneasiness, commonly known as “panic”, “heartbeat”, that is, palpitations. Chinese medicine is also known as “palpitations”, “anxiety (heartbeat, panic)”. The symptoms can be categorized as insufficient heart blood, weak heart qi, and deficiency of yin and fire.
Hot flashes mean that the fever is like the tides with a fixed pattern, on time. It can be categorized into daytime hot flashes, yin deficiency hot flashes and damp-warm (warmth caused by feeling dampness and heat) hot flashes.
Patients with yin deficiency have a deficiency of yin fluid in the body without the ability to control yang, and the role of nourishment and moistening is diminished. Deficiency fire inflammation, so the face baking heat, two cheekbones flushing; Yin fluid deficit, the heart loss of moistening, heart movement disorder, so see palpitations; the heart and the spirit of the loss of nourishment, deficiency fire disturbing the God, the God does not abide by the house, you can see the distraction restlessness, insomnia, dreaming; attenuation of the functional activities, so the shortness of breath, fatigue (lack of spirit).
Therefore, the pathologic factors of hot flashes on the face and panic and shortness of breath are mostly due to Yin deficiency, mainly Liver Yin deficiency and Heart Yin deficiency. Medicines can be chosen from Heavenly King’s Heart Tonic Dan and Zhu Sha An Shen Pill to nourish yin and reduce fire, nourish the heart and calm the mind.
Note that the use of drugs need to be under the guidance of a professional doctor, and should not be taken on their own to avoid adverse reactions. If you are not feeling well, it is recommended that you seek medical attention promptly to avoid delaying your condition.