Heart blood deficiency TCM What does it mean? First let me explain the principle of Eastern medicine.
Internal Organs are particularly essential in Oriental Medicine, both physically and pathologically. The Qi and Blood are transported through the channels that run throughout the body, linking the Internal Organs, limbs, muscles and tendons, bones, and other systems.
When a physician examines a patient, the most important thing he or she must remember is to look at and consider the entire body. By studying the local symptoms, he or she should begin to comprehend how the Internal Organs are physiologically and pathologically related and impacted, and contemplate synthetic treatment to prevent the infection from spreading to other Organs or locations. Because the Heart opens onto the tongue and the Heart and Small Intestine are both inwardly and externally connected, ulcers in the mouth and tongue can be healed by clearing Heart Fire and emptying Small Intestine Fire. This simultaneous draining of Small Intestine Fire stops the Fire from spreading to the Small Intestine.
As a result, the human body is both a part of the whole and a whole in and of itself. The physician must understand the physiological functioning and pathological alterations, as well as diagnose and treat patients in accordance with this concept of completeness. Analyzing all symptoms and synthesizing this totality allows him or her to cure both superficial symptoms and the underlying reason(s).
Dampness is believed to be the underlying cause of many illnesses in Chinese medicine according to TCM doctors, including high cholesterol, cancer, metabolic disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, allergies, and environmental sickness. It might seem strange to you that dampness also known as edema in western terms is the root cause of some heart health concerns. Let me explain, The two main kinds of moisture are external dampness and internal dampness. Internal dampness is the most common because it easily mixes with heat or cold to create damp-hot or damp-cold conditions.
Dampness is described as the presence of “excessive dampness” inside the body. Heaviness, swelling or water retention, a bloated abdomen, phlegm production, nodular lumps, loose stools, and fluid turbidity are some of the symptoms. People who suffer from dampness usually have poor energy and gain weight rapidly. The pulse is typically sticky, and the tongue is swollen and oily, with teeth marks. Dampness can be one of the factors that may be the root cause of blood deficiency. There are many patterns and they don’t always have to be related to gynecological challenges. Heart blood deficiencies can manifest in other ways. It takes a skilled practitioner to know how to diagnose and treat these patterns that seem strange to the western understanding of medicine.
Let’s get into the details of Heart Qi Deficiency and Blood Deficiency
Heart Qi Deficiency Symptoms
There are two alternative classifications: excess and deficiency. Excess patterns include blood stasis and phlegm blockage, both of which result in heat. Deficiency patterns include a lack of Qi, Yang, and Yin in the Heart, which can easily lead to a lack of Qi, Yang, and Yin in the Kidney, Spleen, and Lung. Heart Qi Deficiency, Heart Qi and Yin Deficiency, Blood stasis due to Heart Qi Deficiency, Disharmony between Heart and Kidney, Heart and Spleen Deficiency, Phlegm obstructing the Heart orifices, and Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency are the seven patterns of abnormal Heart rhythm. Some symptoms show up as:
- nervousness
- anxiety
- insomnia
- dream-disturbed sleep
- poor memory
- heart palpitations
- dizziness
- paleness
Heart rhythms that are abnormal. At rest, the usual heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute, and it is regarded abnormal if it is measured over (Tachycardia) or below (Bradycardia). If the electrical impulses to the heart travel along aberrant pathways, the beats are referred to as abnormal.
Specific nerves and hormones are known to regulate heart rate. The sympathetic nervous system is comprised of a network of nerves that supply the heart known as the sympathetic plexus, which causes the heart rate to increase. The parasympathetic nervous system is made up of a single nerve, the vagus nerve, which decreases the heart rate. Epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) are sympathetic system active hormones that help to speed up the heart rate.
Tactile tachycardia
A heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute is considered excessively fast. Increased body temperature, nodal activation by the sympathetic nervous system, certain medicines or hormones, heart illness, mental or physical excitement, exercise, anemia, anxiety, shock, and even metabolic, nutritional, and development issues are all key contributors.
Bradycardia
A heart rate that is abnormally slow, less than 60 beats per minute. Some main contributors include: a drop in body temperature, stimulation by the parasympathetic nervous system, some medicines, and even deep sleep.
Fluttering
The heart contracts at a pace of about 300 beats per minute on a regular basis.
This can be caused by myocardial damage caused by heart disease.
Fibrillation
Heart rhythms that are abnormally fast and erratic, with 350 or more beats per minute.
Increased body temperature, nodal activation by the sympathetic nervous system, certain medicines or hormones, heart illness, mental or physical excitement, exercise, anemia, anxiety, shock, and even metabolic, nutritional, and development issues are all key contributors.
Heart Shunt
A condition in which impulses are not properly conducted from the atrium to the ventricles, causing the heartbeat rhythm to change. If the heart is partially obstructed, it will skip a beat at regular intervals. When the atria and ventricles are totally blocked, the contractions of the atria and ventricles are not coordinated, and an artificial pacemaker is frequently inserted to help regulate the contraction rate.
Changes in the structure of the heart, a tumor, damage from coronary heart disease, toxic medicines, toxins of diseases, nutrition, or hormonal variables are the most common causes of this disorder.
External pathogens infiltrate the body, such as wind, cold, heat, dryness, dampness, fire, or epidemic conditions. If Damp enters the Middle Burner and remains stagnant for an extended period of time, it readily obstructs the clear orifices, causing a malfunction in the rising of clear Yang and impairing the lowering of turbid Phlegm, resulting in an incorrect Heartbeat.
When heat enters the body, it “steams” the dampness, converting it to phlegm, which can irritate the heart and cause arrhythmia.
Qi stagnation is caused by severe emotional pressures such as long-term emotional tension, pensiveness, excessive joy or sorrow, and bouts of rage. Long-term Qi stagnation readily causes Heat, which contributes to heart illness.
Damp Heat can be caused by smoking, alcohol abuse, or an inappropriate diet, such as excessive consumption of greasy and hot foods. If Damp-Heat remains in the Middle Burner for an extended amount of time, it readily obstructs the clear orifices, causing a malfunction in the rising of clear Yang and impairing the lowering of turbid Phlegm, resulting in an aberrant Heartbeat.
Palpitations and blood stasis might result from a constitutional deficiency of Heart Yang.
Heart Blood Deficiency
A.K.A AMENORRHEA
■ Definition
A condition in which the menstrual cycle ceases. This can result from hormonal disorders and imbalances, systemic diseases (syphilis, tuberculosis, nephritis), emotional disorders, obesity, malnutrition, or diabetes. The most common cause is congenital abnormalities and dysfunction of the reproductive system.
Congenital Deficiency, constitutional weakness, underdevelopment of the body, or late development of Tian Gui may fail to fill the Conception (Ren) and Penetrating (Chong) Channels, leading to amenorrhea or scanty menstruation.
Excessive sexual activity, multiparity, or chronic disease may deplete Kidney Essence causing emptiness of the Penetrating (Chong) Channel, causing amenorrhea.
Qi and Blood Deficiency, due to constitutional weakness of the Middle Burner, improper diet, physical and mental overwork, emotional strain, or loss of Blood, can cause emptiness of the Conception (Ren) and Penetrating (Chong) Channels, leading to amenorrhea.
Emotional strains may cause Liver Qi and Blood stagnation, and then amenorrhea.
Invasion of Cold into the Uterus can cause Blood stasis and lead to amenorrhea.
An improper diet such as an excessive intake of greasy foods, Spleen Yang Deficiency, or invasion of Dampness can cause stagnation of Dampness and Phlegm in the Conception (Ren) and Penetrating (Chong) Channels, leading to amenorrhea.
■ Pattern Identification
Pursuant to its development and symptoms, amenorrhea can be identified as one of six patterns: Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Essence Deficiency, Qi and Blood Deficiency, Qi and Blood stagnation, accumulation of Cold, and obstruction of Dampness and Phlegm.
Signs and symptoms
Late menstruation of decreasing amounts, or amenorrhea, dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, emaciation, and pale complexion. Tongue is Pale with a thin coating. Pulse is Deep and Slow, or Empty and Rapid.
Treatment
Tonify the Qi, nourish the Blood and regulate the menstruation.
Diagnosing a pattern in Chinese Medicine is a difficult task that should be left to expert practitioners. It is very important to understand how to distinguish between various kinds of pulses and tongue coatings, forms, and colors. Patients with Heart Blood Deficiency will have choppy (Se) or fine (Xi) pulses, as well as a pale tongue.
Prevention and Treatment for Heart Blood Deficiency
1. Consume nutritious foods.
- B12
- Beans
- Beef
- Beets
- Brown rice
- Carrots
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Iron (take with vitamin C to help absorption)
- Leafy greens
- Liver/pate
- Nutritional yeast
- Oatmeal
- Pumpkin
- Quinoa
- Sea vegetables
- Seeds and nuts
- Spirulina /blue-green algae
- Sweet potato
2. Eat gently and gratefully.
3. When you are under a lot of stress, try not to eat.
4. If you are stressed, try meditation, yoga, or another exercise that will help you relax.
5. Allow your body and mind to relax by taking regular pauses from your mental and physical tasks.
6. A healthy mix of labor and relaxation is required for your body to function correctly and effectively, producing Qi and blood.
7. Exercise, martial arts, or a pastime may provide as an outlet for intense emotions.
8. Practice open communication with your family, friends, and coworkers.
9. See your acupuncturist for herbs, acupuncture, and moxa.
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