Treatment of cardiac arrhythmias

  Cardiac arrhythmia belongs to the category of palpitation in Chinese medicine. Palpitation refers to a symptom in which the patient feels palpitations in the heart, panic and even involuntary. It is similar to the arrhythmia caused by heart failure, rheumatic heart disease, viral myocarditis, coronary heart disease, anemia, shock, digitalis poisoning, etc. in modern medicine.  The main causes of palpitations are disorders of blood flow and abnormalities of emotional and mental thinking. According to the theory of Chinese medicine, the heart is the main blood vessel, the normal heart rhythm and blood circulation, must rely on the relative balance of heart yin and heart yang to maintain, if the heart yin and heart yang can not maintain its relative balance will develop, heart disease, the blood can not run normally in the pulse channel, sometimes stop, stop and then come back, so the pulse see knot generation; blood does not nourish the heart, then palpitation restless; blood is not enough in the lungs, then short of breath; not enough in the body, then weakness.  Traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment are as follows: Heart deficiency and timidity: the main manifestations are palpitations and restlessness, panic and fear, restlessness, and sleeplessness and dreaminess. It is caused by deficiency of heart energy due to deficiency of Qi in the body or loss of nourishment after a long illness. The treatment is to nourish the heart and calm the mind and fix the will. We can use An Shen Ding Zhi Wan, Seven Leaves Shen An Tablet, Wu Jia Shen Punch, Nourishing Blood and Tranquilizing Pill, Bo Zi Yang Xin Wan, etc.  Heart and spleen deficiency: palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, fatigue and forgetfulness are the main manifestations. Mostly caused by diet and fatigue or prolonged overthinking. The treatment is to nourish blood, nourish the heart and calm the mind. Ginseng and Ginseng Aconite are available.  Yin deficiency and fire: The main manifestation is palpitations, insomnia, and heat in the heart. It is caused by Yin deficiency, overexertion or internal injury of emotion. Treatment is to nourish yin and relieve fire to calm the mind. Available Zhu Sha An Shen Wan, Tian Wang Tonic Heart Dan, Mai Wei Di Huang Wan, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan, etc.  Heart blood stasis: palpitations, chest discomfort and heart pain are the main manifestations. Mostly caused by exertion, irritation and full meals. The treatment is to activate blood circulation, resolve blood stasis, regulate qi and open the ligaments. Coronary heart Danshin tablets, Dior Heart and Blood Capsules, Shanhai Dan, compound Danshin tablets, Coronary heart Suhexiang pill, etc. are available.  Phlegm fire disturbing the heart: the main manifestation is palpitations, chest tightness and irritability, insomnia and dreaminess, and bitterness in the mouth, mostly due to the consumption of spicy and thick flavors, fried things. Treatment is to clear heat, resolve phlegm, calm the heart and tranquilize the mind. Available in the Anshin Wenzhao Pill, the Pill of phlegm and so on. If you have a strong heart fire, you can use Niuhuang Qingxin Pill; if the phlegm fire is burning, you can use Pores and Pores Rolling Phlegm Pill.  Now clinically, due to the change of Chinese medicine formulations, Chinese medicine western system, there are many effective broad-spectrum anti-arrhythmic drugs: heart stabilizing granules, ginseng and pine heart capsule, etc., all have good efficacy.