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: [BL15 - RN14 - BL19 - MH5 - HT7]
• timid, edgy, easily scared – MH7
• spontaneous sweat, shortness of breath – ST36, KI7
Explanation:  MH5 (ghost)

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 [BL15 - RN 4 - BL20 - ST 6 - BL17]
• loose stool – ST25, 37
Explanation:  tonify BL15 and RN14.  Bl17 for xue.

Heart Yin deficiency

blood deficiency and Heat symptoms
P/T – nourish Yin, clear deficient Fire
Acupuncture – [BL23, KI3, HT7, 6]
• 5 centre heat – KI1, MH8
Explanation:  

Heart Blood Stasis

palpitations and fixed pain
P/T – promote circulation, remove Stasis
Acupuncture – [MH 6 - RN 17 - BL 15 - RN 6 - BL 17 - SP 10]
• insomnia – HT 7
Explanation:  neutral action, moxa on RN6

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: [[RN4 - BL23] - SP9 - [MH6 - HT7] - RN17]]
Explanation:  [RN4 - BL23] KI Yang, SP9 diuresis, [MH6 - HT7] palpitations, RN17 regulate chest Qi

Heart Yang deficiency

palpitations and cold symptoms
P/T – warm and invigorate Yang
Acupuncture: [[BL14 - BL15] - [RN4, RN6] - [MH6 - HT7]]
Explanation:  [BL14 - BL15] Heart Yang, [RN4, RN6] moxa, [MH6 - HT7] 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, MH 6, Dan Shen, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong