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Palpitations
Western medicine – this accompanies heart disorders,
chronic fatigue, anxiety, etc.
Heart Gallbladder deficiency
anxiety attack, neurosis, depression,
chronic fatigue, whole body not balanced, induced by shock or wake in the
middle of the night, poor sleep
P/T
– nourish Heat and Gallbladder Qi, calm spirit
Acupuncture
– BL 15, Ren 14, BL 19, PC 5 (ghost), HT 7
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timid, edgy, easily scared – PC 7
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spontaneous sweat, shortness of breath – ST 36, KI 7
Heart Spleen deficiency
similar to the above Heart
symptoms but with the addition of Blood deficiency and Spleen deficiency
symptoms
P/T
– nourish Heart Spleen Qi and blood
Acupuncture
– tonify BL 15 & Ren 14, BL 20, ST 36, BL 17 (blood)
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loose stool – ST 25, 37
Heart Yin deficiency
blood
deficiency and Heat symptoms
P/T
– nourish Yin, clear deficient Fire
Acupuncture
– BL 23, KI 3, HT 7, 6
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5 centre heat – KI 1, PC 8
Heart Blood Stasis
palpitations
and fixed pain
P/T
– promote circulation, remove Stasis
Acupuncture
– neutral, PC 6, Ren 17, BL 15, moxa Ren 6, BL
17, SP 10
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insomnia – HT 7
Fluids attack Heart
palpitations and water
retention, frothy watery phlegm with cough, chest fullness, dyspnea, difficult to lay flat, facial and/or ankle
edema, scanty urine, dizziness, P- slippery wiry
P/T – invigorate Yang
Qi, transform water
Acupuncture –
hand shaoyin, Ren, Ren 4 & BL 23 (KI Yang),
SP 9 (diuresis), PC 6 & HT 7 (palpitations),
Ren 17 (regulate chest Qi)
Heart Yang deficiency
palpitations
and cold symptoms
P/T
– warm and invigorate Yang
Acupuncture
– BL 14, 15 (Heart Yang), Ren 4, 6 (moxa), PC 6
& HT 7 (palpitations)
Alternative treatment
methods
auricular – HT, shenmen, chest, LU, subcortex,
KI, medium to mild stimulation
7 star – neck, sub-mandibular region, bronchial area, lower sacrum, chosen
points from prescription, PC 6, LU 9, etc., medium stimulation- just until
spotting blood
injection
– BL 15, PC 6, Dan Shen, Dang Gui,
Chuan Xiong
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