Heart Blood Stagnation
In traditional theory, this pattern concerns obstructed Blood movement within the Heart network and the chest. It is a Blood-stasis presentation whose conceptual role is to explain fixed chest discomfort with possible signs of impaired circulation in the traditional framework. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full/Empty
- Organ affinity
- Heart
- Defining presentations
- Stabbing chest pain; Chest constriction; Feeling of oppression of the chest
- Treatment principles
- Move Heart Blood in theory; Unblock the traditional chest network; Regulate Heart qi movement; Warm or support yang only when the traditional presentation warrants it
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database