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Pattern Names

Heart Blood Deficiency • 心血虚证 • Xīn Xuè Xū Zhèng

Classification
Category: Zang Fu	Syndrome: Heart

Symptoms
Tongue: pale, slightly dry, thin	Pulse: choppy, fine, thin, weak, feeble
Indications: insomnia, easily startled, fatigue, dream disturbed sleep, palpitations, dizziness, poor memory, vertigo, anxiety, pallor, restless organ syndrome (excessive anxiety), blurry vision [Maciocia] • palpitation, insomnia, dream disturbed sleeping, dizziness, blurry vision, poor memory, dull pale complexion, pale lips and tongue, feeble and thin pulse [Qiao] • palpitations, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory[42] • Poor memory, forgetfulness, and poor concentration. [48]

Keywords

palpitations, paleness, Insomnia, dream disturbed sleep [34] • palpitation, insomnia, poor memory, anxiety [35]

Treatment

Nourish Heart Blood, Calm Shen

Acupuncture

GENERAL: PC6, BL15, BL17, BL20 ,RN14, SP6, ST36, HT7, An Mian [Maciocia] • Maciocia, REN4 [32] • PALPITATIONS: add PC6, REN17 • FATIGUE: add REN6, REN6, REN12, BL23 • INSOMNIA: add HT5, HT6, An Mian • VERTIGO: add DU20, GB20 • ANXIETY: add PC5, HT9, DU20, LV3 [32] • POOR MEMORY: add Si Shen Cong, BL23, KD6, Balanced Method for poor memory and concentration: ⓁHT7, HT3, GB41, GB34, BL40, BL65 Ⓡ SJ3, SJ10, SI3, Si8, KD3, KD10, Ear Shenmen. Alternate sides from treatment to treatment[48]

Herb

GENERAL: Si Wu Tang or Shen Qi Si Wu Tang. For PALPITATIONS: Dan Shen Si Wu Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Zhi Can Cao Tang. For FATIGUE: Si Wu Tang. For POOR MEMORY: Gui Pi Tang. For RESTLESS ORGAN: Gan Mai Da Zao Tang. For INSOMNIA: Suan Zao Ren Tang, Gui Pi Tang. For VIRTIGO: Huang Qi Si Wu Tang or Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan [32] • Use Si Wu Tang for Liver Blood Deficiency. Use Gui Pi Tang for Heart Blood Deficiency. Long Yan Rou only works for Heart Blood Deficiency, doesn't work for Liver Blood Deficiency[35]

Etiology

Blood deficiency failed to fully nourish the Heart

Notes

Use Case 1

Use Case 2

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