The function of the heart is to regulate blood and vessels. It also houses the spirit (Shen).
Heart deficiency syndromes:
- Heart qi deficiency: As one of the main functions of qi is to promote blood, when there is a deficiency, blood circulation is affected. This can lead to a yang deficiency because "movement" is affected.
The cause of heart qi deficiency can be due to an overconsumption of qi, spleen deficiency, or an endogenous cause.
In order to treat this, we generally tonify heart qi.
- Heart yang deficiency: As mentioned above, heart yang deficiency generally occurs due to a heart qi deficiency. It can also be caused by deficiency kidney yang.
In order to treat this, we generally tonify and warm heart yang.
- Heart blood deficiency: This can be caused by spleen qi deficiency, chronic worry or anxiety, as well as severe blood loss. Symptoms are very similar to those seen in iron deficient people, and treatment includes tonifying the blood and heart, as well as soothing the spirit (Shen).
- Heart yin deficiency: This is usually caused by chronic anxiety or worry, febrile disease, or disruption of kidney/spleen functions. Sign of this often include anxiety, insomnia, mental restlessness, poor memory and malar flush. Treatment calls for tonifying and nourishing heart yin, nourishing kidney yin, and calming the spirit (Shen).
Study clue:
Qi: Spleen. Loss of function.
Yang: Kidneys. Qi deficiency, cold/pain, pale.
Blood: Spleen. Mental disturbances, no heat, pale.
Yin: Kidney/spleen. Heat, fluid deficiency, red.
Heart deficiency syndromes:
- Heart qi deficiency: As one of the main functions of qi is to promote blood, when there is a deficiency, blood circulation is affected. This can lead to a yang deficiency because "movement" is affected.
The cause of heart qi deficiency can be due to an overconsumption of qi, spleen deficiency, or an endogenous cause.
In order to treat this, we generally tonify heart qi.
- Heart yang deficiency: As mentioned above, heart yang deficiency generally occurs due to a heart qi deficiency. It can also be caused by deficiency kidney yang.
In order to treat this, we generally tonify and warm heart yang.
- Heart blood deficiency: This can be caused by spleen qi deficiency, chronic worry or anxiety, as well as severe blood loss. Symptoms are very similar to those seen in iron deficient people, and treatment includes tonifying the blood and heart, as well as soothing the spirit (Shen).
- Heart yin deficiency: This is usually caused by chronic anxiety or worry, febrile disease, or disruption of kidney/spleen functions. Sign of this often include anxiety, insomnia, mental restlessness, poor memory and malar flush. Treatment calls for tonifying and nourishing heart yin, nourishing kidney yin, and calming the spirit (Shen).
Study clue:
Qi: Spleen. Loss of function.
Yang: Kidneys. Qi deficiency, cold/pain, pale.
Blood: Spleen. Mental disturbances, no heat, pale.
Yin: Kidney/spleen. Heat, fluid deficiency, red.
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