Heart Yang Deficiency
心阳虚xīn yáng xū · deficiency + cold
Tongue
pale or purplish, swollen and moist
Pulse
deep, weak and slow, sometimes knotted or intermittent
Description
The Heart Yang is too weak to warm the body and propel the Blood, giving palpitations with cold signs and, in severe cases, chest oppression.
Symptoms
palpitations shortness of breath, worse on exertion feeling cold, cold limbs spontaneous sweating listlessness; pale or bluish complexion in severe cases, oppression or stifling pain in the chest
Treatment principle
warm and tonify the Heart Yang
Points
Tongli
Xinshu
Guanyuan
Mingmen
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