Herbs that tonify heart qi include licorice, ginseng, and American ginseng. There are many other herbs to tonify heart qi, and which one to take should be considered in the context of one’s own disease condition. All medicines should be taken under the guidance of a doctor. If there is any discomfort, please go to the hospital for medical treatment.
1. The effects of licorice include tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, easing the pain (relieving urgent pain symptoms), and harmonizing various medicines (harmonizing the properties of different Chinese medicines). Licorice belongs to the heart meridian and can tonify the heart qi and rejuvenate the veins (by tonifying the qi to make the veins full and smooth). It can be used in treating the heart qi insufficiency, such as pulse junction (discontinuous pulse beat with intermittent intervals) and palpitation.
2. The effects of ginseng include replenishing vital energy, restoring normal pulse, preventing and treating deficiencies, tonifying the spleen, nourishing the lungs, promoting the production of body fluid and nourishing the blood, and calming the spirit and benefiting the intellect. It is also used in the heart meridian to tonify the heart qi, calm the mind and benefit the intellect. It is suitable for weak heart qi, palpitation and palpitations (intense heartbeat, panic), chest tightness and shortness of breath, insomnia and dreaminess, forgetfulness, etc.
3. The effects of American ginseng include tonifying qi and nourishing yin, clearing heat and generating fluids. Radix Panax Ginseng can replenish heart qi and nourish heart yin at the same time, and can be used for palpitation and heart pain, insomnia and excessive dreaming due to deficiency of both qi and yin of the heart, and is suitable to be used with Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparatae, Radix et Rhizoma Dioscoreae.