Chest Bi- Xiong Bi

Question 0

Chest Bi patterns: Excess

Answer 0

1. HT Blood Stasis
2. Turbid Phlegm Obstructing the Chest
3. Yin Cold Congealing the HT
4. Stagnation of Qi in the Chest

Question 1

Chest Bi definition

Answer 1

• oppression, fullness in chest, chest pain, stifling sensaton
• difficulty lying down
• may radiate back, neck, teeth and arm (HT or PC meridian)
• SOB, may be sweating
• chest pain commonly observed in coronary arteriosclerotic heart dz

Question 2

Chest Bi patterns: Xu

Answer 2

1. HT Qi Xu
2. HT Yin Xu
3. HT Yang Xu

Question 3

Chest Bi: HT Blood Stasis

Answer 3

Tx: Invigorate Blood, dissolve blood stasis, unblock the channels, relieve pain
Fx: XUE FU ZHU YU TANG

Question 4

Chest Bi: Turbid Phlegm Obstructing the Chest

Answer 4

Tx: Unblock yang, dispel turbid phlegm, promote movement of qi, and stop pain
Fx: GUA LOU XIE BAI BAN XIA TANG + Hou Po, Zhi Shi, Gui Zhi, Gan Jiang, Xi Xin

Question 5

Chest Bi: Yin Cold Congealing in the HT

Answer 5

Tx: Dissipate cold, unblock the yang, invigorate blood, and stop pain, scatter cold, warm the yang
Fx: DANG GUI SI NI TANG

Question 6

Chest Bi: Stagnation of Qi in the Chest

Answer 6

Tx: move the qi, relax the chest, soothe the LV and HT, and stop pain
Fx: CHAI HU SHU GAN SAN

Question 7

Chest Bi: HT Qi Xu

Answer 7

Tx: Supplement HT Qi, facilitate the HT qi flow, and stop pain
Fx: BAO YUAN TANG + GAN MAI DA ZAO TANG

Question 8

Chest Bi: HT Yin Xu

Answer 8

Tx: Nourish Yin, clear heat, invigorate blood, and supplement HT
Fx: TIAN WANG BU XIN DAN

Question 9

Chest Bi: HT Yang Xu

Answer 9

Tx: warm the yang, tonify the qi, facilitate HT yang qi flow, stop pain
Fx: SHEN FU TANG + GUI ZHI GAN CAO TANG