Benefits of Rhodiola Rosea for Heart Disease

Heart disease is the name of Western medicine, Chinese medicine mostly refers to palpitation (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) and heart pain for treatment. Rhodiola rosea benefits qi and blood (tonifying qi and blood, making the body full of qi and blood, and blood flow smoothly) and calms asthma, and it can be used for chest palsy (stuffy pain in the chest) caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis and other conditions such as heart pain. Rhodiola rosea belongs to the qi tonic drug classified under tonic drugs, as the roots and rhizomes of Rhodiola rosea or Rhodiola grandiflora of the Sedum family. It is sweet and bitter in flavor and flat in nature. It belongs to heart and lung meridians. Rhodiola rosea treats chest paralysis and heart pain caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis, palpitation and shortness of breath, fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), and lack of qi and laziness (lack of strength, not wanting to speak), etc. It can be combined with astragalus and panax ginseng. If treating the sequelae of stroke, hemiplegia (inability to move one side of the limb at will), hemianopsia (numbness of one side of the body), which belongs to qi deficiency and blood stasis, it can be used together with Astragalus, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, and Dilong. If there is any discomfort in the body, one should consult a doctor in time, and should not rely on Rhodiola rosea alone for treatment, and it is recommended to standardize the treatment under the guidance of a doctor.