Four Chinese Herbal Medicines to Protect Your Heart

There is no clear statement on the four types of Chinese patent medicines for heart protection. Commonly used Chinese patent medicines for treating heart diseases are: Shengmai Drink, Compound Danshen Drip Pill, and Ginseng Pine Nourishing Heart Capsules. 1. Pulse Sheng Drink: The main ingredients are ginseng, maitake and schizandra. It has the effect of tonifying qi and nourishing yin, and is used for the treatment of chest tightness, palpitation, panic and shortness of breath, dizziness, headache and insomnia caused by qi and yin deficiency. Adverse effects are not clear. 2. Compound Salvia divinorum pills: the main ingredients are Salvia divinorum, Panax quinquefolius, ice tablet. It has the efficacy of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis, regulating Qi and relieving pain. It is used for symptoms such as chest tightness and shortness of breath, tingling in the precordial area and fixed pain caused by stagnation of qi and blood stasis. A few patients have gastrointestinal adverse reactions. 3. Ginseng and Pine Nourishing Heart Capsules: the main ingredients are ginseng, maitake, jujube seed, mulberry, turtle shells, sweet pine, yellow dock, schizandra, dragon bone and other components. It has the efficacy of activating blood circulation, benefiting qi and nourishing yin, clearing the heart and tranquilizing the mind. It is mainly used for palpitation and restlessness, chest tightness and chest pain, shortness of breath and weakness caused by deficiency of qi and yin. Individual patients may suffer from stomach distention while taking the medicine. Allergic to the above ingredients of proprietary Chinese medicines is prohibited, and pregnant women should be cautious. Do not eat cold, greasy, spicy and stimulating food during the period of taking the medicine. To take proprietary Chinese medicines, it is necessary to recognize the symptoms and take the medicine under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner.