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Chinese Theories Regarding the Heart
The heart, which is red like the sun, is classified under the fire element. When the five principal elements are working with equal balance and power, the heart is free from disease. The two main causes of disease of the heart are inflammation and weakness of the heart.
If the blood of the heart is inflamed, it causes high blood pressure and enlargement of the heart, in which latter case the heart swells, cracks and leaks. Inflammation produces pain, gas, palpitation, sore chest, shortness of breath, hardening of the arteries, swollen legs, dropsy, fits, nervousness, headache, fatigue after slight exertion, a pounding noise in the heart, insanity, and heart failure. According to the Chinese theories, insanity and fits belong to the same class of ailments, the only difference being that one is more violent than the other. Inflammation of the heart and of the nerves which run from it to the brain is the cause in both cases. The inflammation condenses the moisture, which is the reason why most of the people who have fits foam at the mouth. Inflammation of the heart sometimes extends to the small intestines and causes them to bleed. This is the blood that appears in the urine.
Weakness and inflammation combined cause blood clots in the eyes. Such cases frequently baffle the eye specialists. Weakness of the heart sometimes causes one to be afraid of the dark, or to fear that someone is plotting to kill him. Such sufferers cry out, lament, or have disturbing dreams.
When the heart is weak, it causes low blood pressure, paleness, swollen legs, dropsy, etc. A case of sudden fright affects the heart and requires immediate attention. Slight indigestion will cause gas and palpitation of the heart temporarily, but is insufficient cause for alarm.
Each herbalist has his own methods of compounding herbs. The -(26)herbs prepared for Heart Trouble by the Fong Wan Specialist cannot be obtained elsewhere. While the herbs in these compounds are mild and harmless, yet they are effective.
The Fong Wan Herbs take away the inflammation from the heart, after which the gas and pain disappear. Some varieties of herbs are put in to enrich the blood and eliminate gas. When the inflammation is gone, the heart returns to its normal size and leakage is stopped. HOW TO CARE FOR THE HEART IN NATURE'S WAY Just as the Sun is the fire element of Nature, so is the Heart the fire element of the Human Body. Of all the elements, the fire element is the most active. A sudden shock has a more noticeable effect upon the Heart than upon any of the other organs. When the blood, the muscle of the valve of the Heart, or the Heart itself is inflamed or is over-taxed because of exertion or sudden fright, the Heart beats fast. Pain, leakage, or rush of blood to the head may ensue. Physicians have termed the latter "High Blood Pressure." It is variously accompanied by gas, dizziness, sleeplessness, difficult breathing, paralytic stroke, etc.