Acupuncture Treatment for Palpitations

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

- timid, edgy, easily scared – PC 7

- 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)

- 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

- 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

- 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