Traditional Chinese medicine has a long history of understanding cardiovascular diseases. There are a large number of prescriptions for treating cardiovascular diseases recorded in ancient books and records, and the treatment methods are diverse. Here we bring you four classic ancient prescriptions to regulate cardiovascular diseases of different syndromes according to the different etiology and pathogenesis.
Danggui Sini Decoction comes from the ancient prescription in Treatise on Injuries and Miscellaneous Diseases written by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage 1800 years ago. Danggui Sini Decoction is composed of Guizhi, Paeonia lactiflora, Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, Fructus Jujubae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, medulla tetrapanacis and Herba Asari. Danggui Sini Decoction has the effects of harmonizing ying and Wei, warming heart-yang, nourishing heart-blood, removing blood stasis, dredging veins, warming and dispelling cold, etc. Danggui Sini Decoction can warm yang, promote blood circulation, dredge veins and relieve pain. Herba Asari and Ramulus Cinnamomi warm meridians to dispel cold; Pass the grass into the blood to promote blood circulation; Jujube and licorice slow down the middle energizer to tonify deficiency and qi. Danggui Sini Decoction is suitable for cardiovascular disease patients with cold pathogen invading, and it is suitable for Danggui Sini Decoction if it meets the following three requirements:
Shengmai Powder comes from the book "The Origin of Medicine" written by Zhang Yuansu, a doctor in the Jin Dynasty more than 800 years ago. Shengmai Powder is only composed of ginseng, Ophiopogon japonicus and Schisandra chinensis. Originally, Shengmai Powder was designed to supplement the deficiency of vitality in the lung. It was newly used in modern times and is widely used in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Ginseng greatly supplements the vitality, as the main medicine, and plays the role of invigorating qi, benefiting lung and promoting fluid production; Ophiopogon japonicus, as an auxiliary medicine, nourishes yin, promotes fluid production, moistens the lungs, and is compatible with ginseng, which plays the role of invigorating both qi and yin; As an adjuvant medicine, Schisandra chinensis has the effects of astringing lung, stopping sweating, benefiting qi and promoting fluid production. Three kinds of herbs have the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating qi and nourishing yin, astringing yin and stopping sweating. Shengmai powder is suitable for patients with cardiovascular diseases with deficiency of both qi and yin, and it is suitable for Shengmai powder if it meets the following three items:
The decoction of Fructus Trichosanthis with Bulbus Allii Macrostemi and Rhizoma Pinelliae is a classic ancient prescription in "A Brief Introduction to Jingui" written by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, more than 800 years ago. The prescription contains Fructus Trichosanthis, Bulbus Allii Macrostemi, Rhizoma Pinelliae and white wine. Fructus Trichosanthis broadens the chest and regulates qi, and reduces phlegm and turbidity. Bulbus Allii Macrostemon has the functions of activating yang, activating blood vessels, resolving phlegm and reducing turbidity, and Pinellia ternata has dampness and resolving phlegm. Gualou Xiebai Banxia Decoction is based on Fructus Trichosanthis and Bulbus Allii Macrostemon, and combined with Pinellia ternata and Chinese liquor, which can dredge yang, dissipate stagnation, eliminate phlegm and broaden chest, and is suitable for chest obstruction with yang deficiency in upper energizer (or yang deficiency) and excessive phlegm. It is suitable for patients with cardiovascular diseases with phlegm stagnation. Patients who meet the following three items are suitable for Gualou Congbai Banxia Decoction:
Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction comes from Wang Qingren's Yilin Gaicuo, which is composed of Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Rehmanniae, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Radix Bupleuri, Fructus Aurantii, Radix Platycodi, Semen Persicae, Flos Carthami, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, etc. It has the functions of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation and relieving pain. It is widely used to treat headache, dizziness, stroke, sequelae of brain injury, coronary heart disease and other diseases with qi stagnation and blood stasis. It is suitable for cardiovascular diseases with blood stasis. Patients who meet the following three items are suitable for Xuefu Zhuyu Decoction:
Traditional Chinese medicine pays attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment. The above four classic prescriptions are applicable to four different types of cardiovascular diseases, and the specific usage and dosage need to be prescribed by a clinician.