Coronary heart disease belongs to the category of thoracic paralysis in Chinese medicine, and thoracic paralysis due to insufficiency of heart yang can be treated with the addition and subtraction of Gui Zhi Tang, e.g. Gui Zhi and Paeoniae Lactiflorae Tang was used to treat thoracic paralysis in the Medical Cases of Liu Du Zhou.
Gui Zhi Tang is composed of Gui Zhi, Paeonia lactiflora, Licorice, Jujube and Ginger from the Treatise on Typhoid Fever. Gui Zhi detoxifies the muscles and disperses wind-cold; Paeonia lactiflora benefits the yin and astringes the camp. Gui and Paeonia lactiflora are combined to treat strong guards and weak camps, harmonizing the camps and guards, which are necessary for each other.
Ginger is pungent and warm, which not only helps Gui Zhi to relieve muscles, but also warms the stomach and stops vomiting. Jujube is sweet and flat, which can benefit Qi and tonify the middle, and also nourish the spleen and promote the production of fluids. Roasted licorice benefits qi and neutralizes the middle, combines with cinnamon sticks to detoxify the muscles, combines with peony to benefit yin, and harmonizes all medicines.
It has the effect of relieving the muscle and releasing, harmonizing the Ying and Wei. It is used for treating external wind-cold syndrome with headache and fever, sweating and malignant wind, nasal sounding, dryness and vomiting, white moss, no thirst, and floating or weak pulse. It should be noted that external heat illness, yin deficiency and fire, blood-heat paranoia and pregnant women are not suitable for use, adverse effects are not clear.
Chest paralysis is recommended to go to the regular hospital Chinese medicine practitioner after identification of standardized medication, to avoid delaying the condition.