Heart Syndromes
Qi deficiency
symptoms
palpitations
light and occasional
on exertion
+ Qi deficiency (tiredness, etc.)
causes
blood loss
sadness
pulse
deficient, thin, sometimes missed beats
tongue
pale white coat
Yang deficiency
symptoms
palpitations
cold limbs, cyanosis of lips if extreme
stuffiness of the chest / heart region
+ Yang Qi deficiency (Qi Def. + Cold)
causes
blood loss
sadness
kidney yang deficiency
pulse
deep and week
or knotted (slow irregular stops)
tongue
pale, swollen, delicate posbile purple
complexion
bright - pale
Yang Collapse
extreme yang deficiency
cyanosis of the lips
pulse
hidden-minute-knotted / feeble fading
coma caused by deficiency
Blood deficency
symptoms
palpitations
at rest
evening
uneasy feeling in chest / anxiety
insomnia
difficult to fall asleep
poor memory
+ blood deficiency (dizziness, etc.)
causes
Spleen Qi deficiency
anxiety and worry
severe hemorrhage
pulse
thready, thin, weak and may be choppy
tongue
pale, dry, thin
complexion
dull - pale
Stagnation of heart blood
symptoms
palpitations
stabbing chest pain (radiates to arms or Jaw in women)
pulse
wiry, choppy
+ Blood stasis
if severe
cyanosis of lips, nails
cold limbs
spontaneous sweating
only occurs with other patterns
tongue
purple dark, purple spots
pulse
hesitant or missed beats
Yin deficiency
symptoms
malar flush
cheek bones
feeling of heat
metal restlessness
+Â Yin deficiency (night sweats, etc.)
insomnia
difficult to fall asleep
wakes up often / dream disturbed sleepÂ
palpitations
causes
chronic anxiety and worry
attack of exterior heat
pulse
rapid, thin
floating empty or fine
tongue
red
peeled
deep mid-line crack
red / red dots at tip
Fire
symptoms
palpitations
thirst
mouth and tongue ulcers
dark urine
mental restlessness / agitation
insomnia
from disturbed dreams
red face
bitter taste in mouth
in the morning
causes
chronic anxiety and depression
often from liver-fire
pulse
full rapid overflowing
in particular front left position
or hasty
tongue
red with coating (yellow) and red/swollen tip
Phlegm misting the heart
symptoms
mental confusion
rattling sound in throat
mid-line crack reaching tip w/ prickles
causes
pulse
swollen body
tongue
sticky-slippery tongue
Phlegm-Fire disturbing the heart
symptoms
palpitations
manic-depression
causes
severe emotional issues
excessive hot greasy food consumption
fever from exterior heat invading peridcardium
pulse
full rapid slippery
or rapid overflowing slippery
or rapid full wiry
tongue
red with sticky yellow coating
also mid-line crack with yellow prickles in it
Phlegm obstructing the heart
coma caused by excess
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