Treating Coronary Heart Disease from the Spleen Theory

Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of coronary heart disease is closely related to the dysfunction of the spleen and stomach. In the relationship between internal organs, the heart and spleen functions are inseparable. The heart is the main blood, the operation of the heart blood depends on the drumming of the heart qi. And the spleen and stomach transportation of food and water, for the source of qi and blood biochemistry, whether it is heart qi or heart blood, its generation and replenishment are closely related to the spleen and stomach; in addition, the spleen is the main blood to ensure that the blood in the veins of the normal circulation. Therefore, the function of the heart as the main blood vessel is closely related to that of the spleen. Under normal circumstances, dietary water and grains are transported and transformed by the spleen and stomach, and the subtle substances are transformed into qi and blood, which are transported to all parts of the human body, while metabolic wastes are discharged out of the body. If the spleen and stomach is weak, dietary loss of chemical, gathered into phlegm into wet, especially over-eating fat, sweet and thick flavors, more likely to brew dampness and phlegm. Phlegm in the veins, deposited in the wall of the tube, over time will lead to narrowing of the pipeline blood obstruction and stasis. And spleen deficiency, lack of source of qi and blood biochemistry, blood does not fill the veins, the heart qi drumming power; or spleen deficiency, blood dysfunction, will affect the normal operation of the blood in the veins, and make phlegm and stagnation of the accumulation of even more. In the long run, the body is deficient in qi and blood, phlegm and blood stasis paralyze the veins, and coronary heart disease occurs as a result of the loss of nourishment of the heart veins. Therefore, we take strengthening the spleen and vital energy, activating blood and resolving phlegm as the basic treatment principle of coronary heart disease, which has significant and lasting effects.