There is no prescription for all palpitations (rapid heartbeat, often accompanied by panic) in Chinese medicine. The treatment of palpitation and panic in Chinese medicine requires evidence-based therapy, and it is not possible to treat all palpitation and panic with one prescription, generally, different prescriptions can be selected for treatment according to different diseases, such as Gui Spleen Tang, Blood Palace and Blood Stasis Tang, Gui Zhi and Licorice Long Bone and Oyster Tang, and so on.
Gui Spleen Tang has the effects of benefiting qi and tonifying blood (replenishing qi and blood in the body), strengthening the spleen and nourishing the heart (strengthening the spleen and stomach, tonifying and nourishing the heart and spirit). It is used for treating deficiency of the heart, spleen, qi and blood. Symptoms include palpitation and palpitations, insomnia, tiredness and poor appetite. It is suitable for patients with palpitation due to deficiency of heart and blood.
Hematopoietic Blood Stasis Tang has the efficacy of activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis (promoting blood circulation and eliminating blood stasis in the body), promoting qi circulation and relieving pain (relieving pain by regulating the body’s qi). It is used for treating blood stasis in the chest, which is characterized by chest pain, palpitation and palpitations, and insomnia and excessive dreaming. It is suitable for patients with palpitation caused by blood stasis, and is contraindicated in pregnant women.
Gui Zhi Gan Cao Long Bone and Oyster Soup has the efficacy of submerging yang (submerging yang qi which is upwardly reversed), suppressing alarm, tonifying the heart and taking in essence. It can be used for treating palpitation, deficiency vexation (vexation caused by deficiency heat in the body), dirty vexation (upset and depression, sadness and wanting to cry for no reason), insomnia and spermatorrhea, etc. The symptoms include palpitation and anxiety, floating pulse or nodding. It is contraindicated in pregnant women.
All of the above drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s prescription, do not self-medicate, in order to avoid adverse reactions. When patients have palpitations and panic attacks, they need to go to the hospital in time, do not believe in the secret prescriptions and cures for all palpitations and panic attacks, so as not to be deceived.