Heart Yang Collapse

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心阳虚脱 (Xīn Yáng Xū Tuō)

Zang-Fu

Tongue

Very pale or bluish, wet

Pulse

Hidden, minute

Key Symptoms

Profuse cold sweatIcy limbsCyanosisLoss of consciousness possible

Overview

Emergency. Shock-level collapse — icy limbs, cold sweat, cyanosis, minute pulse, or loss of consciousness. Historical pattern label only. Send to emergency care. Do not treat as an outpatient pattern first.

Emergency pattern. Heart Yang fails and Qi scatters.

Differentiate from

Ying-level Pericardium Heat (true heat, false cold: crimson dry tongue, rapid pulse)

Treatment Principle

Rescue Yang; restore the pulse. Immediate referral.

Representative formulas. Shen Fu Tang; Si Ni Tang.

Representative points. DU-20, DU-26, REN-6, REN-4, P-6, ST-36 — moxa, emergency protocols.

Acupuncture Points

GV20 Baihui GV26 Shuigou CV6 Qihai CV4 Guanyuan PC6 Neiguan ST36 Zusanli

Related Patterns

Shao Yin Cold Heart Yang Deficiency

Similar Patterns

Heart Qi Stagnation Liver Wind from Yang Rising Heart Qi Deficiency Kidney Yang Deficiency, Water Overflowing Qi and Blood Stagnation Spleen Qi Sinking

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