Wan Radix Asteris tatarici and Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae.Heart-Blood Stasis
Clinical Manifestations
See Table 13.1Table 13.1.
Pricking pain in the chest which is fixed and worse at night, palpitations.
Tongue: Purple, especially in the chest area or on the sides in correspondence with the chest area
(Figure 13.2(365)).
Pulse: Deep and Choppy.
Treatment Principle
Move Blood, eliminate stasis, invigorate the Connecting channels, stop pain.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
BL-13 Feishu, BL-14 Jueyinshu, BL-15 Xinshu, Ren-17 Shanzhong, Ren-14 Juque, P-4 Ximen,
P-6 Neiguan, ST-40 Fenglong, SP-10 Xuehai, BL-17 Geshu, Du-12 Shenzhu, Du-11 Shendao,
Du-10 Lingtai, S.I.-11 Tianzong. All needled with reducing or even method depending on the
severity of the pain. The points on the Governing vessel (Du-12-11-10) can be alternated with
those on the Directing vessel (Ren-17-14).
Explanation
- BL-13 is used to stimulate the descending of Qi and to move Blood by moving Qi.
- BL-14, Ren-17, BL-15 and Ren-14 are the Back-Transporting and Front-Collecting
points of Pericardium and Heart respectively. In acute cases they are used with reducing
method. These are the main points. Ren-17 is needled horizontally downwards. If the
chest pain extends towards the left side, this point can be needled horizontally towards
the heart. - P-4 is the Accumulation point and as such stops pain and is specifically indicated in
acute syndromes. - P-6 is the Connecting point and opening point of the Yin Linking vessel. It opens the