Summer is the season of high incidence of heart events, accounting for more than 60% of the annual incidence rate. The traditional Chinese medicine often says that summer governs the heart, which has two meanings. On the one hand, it means that the heart is more vulnerable to the attack of external evil forces in summer, causing various diseases. On the other hand, nourishing and protecting the heart in summer can have twice the effect with half the effort. As is well known, one of the main causes of coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction is the accumulation of plaques in the cardiovascular system, and the main cause of this type of heart disease is qi stagnation and blood stasis caused by the stagnation of liver qi. Below is a recipe for this liver regulating and pulse regulating soup, which is very effective in regulating plaques and suitable for daily life.
【 Composition of Soup Formula 】
10 grams of Chaihu, 10 grams of Xiangfu, 10 grams of Fructus Aurantii, 6 grams of Chuanxiong, 10 grams of Yujin, and 10 grams of Paeonia lactiflora
Boil soup according to the above ratio and drink it
Analysis of Soup Formula
Chaihu has a bitter taste and a slightly cold nature. It belongs to the liver and gallbladder meridians and has the effect of soothing the liver and relieving depression. In clinical practice, it is mainly used to treat symptoms such as chest and rib distension, pain, and menstrual disorders caused by liver qi discomfort.
Chuanxiong can promote blood circulation, eliminate wind and relieve pain. It has various pharmacological effects such as expanding coronary arteries, increasing coronary blood flow, reducing myocardial oxygen consumption, improving microcirculation, anti cerebral ischemia, antipyretic, sedative, anti-tumor, anti radiation, and regulating immunity.
Xiangfu can regulate qi, disperse nodules, and reduce swelling. It has various pharmacological effects such as analgesia, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, hepatoprotective, choleretic, hypotensive, cardiotonic, antibacterial, and inhibition of uterine and intestinal smooth muscle.
The Fructus Aurantii has the ability to promote the balance of Qi, break down Qi, and eliminate accumulation. It has pharmacological effects such as breaking qi, expelling phlegm, reducing accumulation, treating chest and diaphragmatic phlegm stagnation, chest distension, bloating, food accumulation, belching qi, nausea and vomiting, severe diarrhea, prolapse of the anus, and uterine prolapse.
Yu Jin has a bitter and cold nature, and belongs to the heart and liver meridians. It has the functions and effects of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain, promoting qi circulation and relieving depression, clearing the heart and cooling the blood, promoting bile flow and eliminating jaundice, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
Red peony has a bitter taste and a slight coldness. Returning to the liver meridian. It has the effects of clearing heat, cooling blood, promoting blood circulation, and removing blood stasis. It has various pharmacological effects such as anti endotoxin, anti thrombotic, anti platelet aggregation, anticoagulant, anti myocardial ischemia, anti cerebral ischemia, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, anti gastric ulcer, liver protection, etc.
【 Health benefits 】
Tiaogan Tongmai Tang can soothe the liver, relieve depression, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, thereby improving blood circulation, softening blood vessels and removing vascular plaques. It is suitable for people with symptoms such as chest tightness and difficulty breathing caused by liver qi stagnation. It can reduce blood viscosity, improve microcirculation, enhance the body's ability to tolerate hypoxia, and has certain therapeutic effects on pulmonary heart disease and vascular sclerosis.