How to regulate heart qi deficiency

Heart qi deficiency can be regulated through medication and acupuncture, with medication being the mainstay of treatment. 1. Drugs: Internal medication such as Roasted Licorice Soup or Seven Fortunes Drink can be taken to tonify the heart qi, and the use of specific drugs needs to be recognized by a Chinese medicine practitioner. (1) Roasted Licorice Soup: It is mainly composed of licorice, ginger, ginseng, cinnamon sticks, and raw huangdi, etc. It has the effects of benefiting qi and nourishing blood, regulating yin and yang, and can treat palpitation and lung impotence. The adverse reactions and contraindications of this drug are not clear; however, it is used with caution for those who have more yin injury and lung dryness. (2) Seven Fortunes Drink: mainly composed of ginseng, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparatae, Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, and Radix et Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, it is effective in nourishing the heart and spleen, and benefiting the vital energy and nourishing the blood. The adverse effects and contraindications of this drug are not clear. 2. Acupuncture and moxibustion: Acupuncture and moxibustion can be performed on the heart yu, syncope yu, qihai, shenmen and other acupoints to tonify the heart and spleen. Adverse effects such as dizziness and skin redness may occur after acupuncture; people who are intoxicated or frightened should not have acupuncture; people who are extremely deficient should not have acupuncture; pregnant women and women who are menstruating should be cautious of acupuncture. The symptoms of heart qi deficiency, it is recommended that patients actively go to the hospital for consultation and treatment, and follow the doctor’s instructions, the use of drugs need to be identified by a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and acupuncture operation should be carried out by a traditional Chinese medicine technician, do not arbitrarily use medication or self-acupuncture, so as not to cause adverse consequences.