Clinical Application of Triangular Medicine in the Treatment of Heart Failure
ZHAO Anshe
XIE Shiyang
CHEN Peng
WANG Yongxia
QIU Boyong
Abstract：The use of Jiao medicine is a specific manifestation of drug application in the clinical syndrome differentiation system. In the treatment of heart failure, Jiao medicine is selected according to different stages of disease progression, different clinical manifestations, and different syndrome classifications. For example, the combination of ginseng, ophiopogon, and schisandra (Shengmai San) is used to invigorate qi, nourish yin, generate body fluids, and敛汗 (stop sweating); the combination of ephedra seed, jujube, and fried apricot kernel (Tingli Da Zao Xie Fei Tang with apricot kernel) is used to drain lung, relieve dyspnea, stop coughing, and resolve phlegm; the combination of astragalus, angelica, and white peony root (Buqi Huoxue, Li Shui Xiaozhong) is used to invigorate qi and promote blood circulation, diuretic and reduce edema; the combination of motherwort, lycium, and achyranthes root (Huo Xue Hua Yu, Li Shui Xiaozhong) is used to activate blood circulation, resolve stasis, and diuretic and reduce edema; and the combination of ginseng, aconite, and cinnamon twig (Yiqi Huiyang, Wen Tong Jingmai) is used to invigorate qi and restore yang, warm and unblock meridians. The application of Jiao medicine serves as a framework model for clinical practice in chronic heart failure, embodying the idea of 'observing the pulse and symptoms, knowing the cause of the disease, and treating according to the syndrome' by the medical sage Zhang Zhongjing, and has shown remarkable efficacy.
Keywords：heart failuretraditional Chinese medicinetriangular medicine
Publication Date：2025-12-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-12-19(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 3609-3613 )