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Healing the Heart

Healing the Heart. Chinese Herbs for Sleep and Anxiety Kerry Jenni M.S., L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist. Yin and Yang. Five Branches Of Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture Herbs Nutrition Massage Meditation. Five Elements. TCM Terms. Qi Meridians Shen. TCM Diagnostics.

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Healing the Heart

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  1. Healing the Heart Chinese Herbs for Sleep and Anxiety Kerry Jenni M.S., L.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist

  2. Yin and Yang

  3. Five Branches Of Chinese Medicine • Acupuncture • Herbs • Nutrition • Massage • Meditation

  4. Five Elements

  5. TCM Terms • Qi • Meridians • Shen

  6. TCM Diagnostics • Intake, Tongue, Pulse • Yin Yang Balance • Five Element Balance • Health of Shen • Qi and Channel Movement • Internal Organ Diagnosis

  7. Seven Emotions • Joy --Heart • Anger ---Liver • Worry ---Spleen • Pensiveness ---Spleen • Grief ---Lung • Fear ---Kidney • Fright ---Kidney

  8. Shen • Tao Te Ching- Three Treasures: Shen, Qi and Jing • Essential Energies to sustain life • Translation: spirit; soul, mind; god, deity; supernatural being"

  9. Fire Element- Heart Western Medicine Eastern Medicine Controls Sweat Controls Blood vessels and circulation Supports and controls mental activities Manifests in complexion Houses the Shen • Removes metabolic waste • Pumps Blood through the body • Moves oxygen, nutrients and hormones

  10. Fire Element- Heart in Distress • Anemia • Angina • Red face • Low or high blood pressure • Hot Flashes • Insomnia • Celiac Disease • Hemorrhoids • Hot joints • Anxiety • Varicose Veins • Poor circulation • Pain in lower abdomen • Stiff neck or shoulders • Tennis elbow

  11. Anxiety • Persistent, daily worry that effects ones life • Plus 3 of these symptoms: restlessness; fatigue; concentration problems; irritability; muscle tension; and insomnia.

  12. Panic Attacks • Response to situation • Shortness of breath • Feeling closed in • Heart palpitations • Shaking • Dizzy • Feeling detached from the environment • chest pain

  13. Conventional Treatment • Cognitive behavioral therapy • Drugs such as SSRIs, MAO inhibitors or trycylic antidepressants

  14. Insomnia • Wakes feeling unrefreshed • Effects daily waking life • Difficult to fall asleep • OR difficult to stay asleep • Tension Headaches

  15. Conventional Treatment • Lifestyle changes • Medications zolpidem(Ambien), eszopiclone (Lunesta), zaleplon (Sonata) or ramelteon (Rozerem) • OTC medications

  16. TCM Approach to Healing the Heart • Acupuncture • Herbs • Nutrition • Exercise • Meditation

  17. Acupuncture How Does It Work? How Long Does It Take? What’s a Typical Treatment Like?

  18. Acupressure PointsTo Heal the Heart Heart 7 Pericardium 6

  19. Acupressure Points To Heal the Heart Ren 17 Small Intestine 3

  20. Chinese Herbs • History • Formula Based • Route • Nature

  21. SuanZaoRen • Zizphispinosae semen • Jujube Seed • Sour, neutral • Heart, Liver, Spleen, Gallbladder • Nourishes Heart blood, moves Liver Qi • Quiets the spirit • Prevents Spontaneous Sweating

  22. Bai He • LiliiBulbus • Lily Bulbs • Sweet, Bitter, Cold • Heart, Lung • Moistens the lungs, suppresses cough • Clears the heart, calms shen

  23. He Huan Pi • Albizzia Cortex • Albizza Bark from albizza tree, can reach 30 ft • Sweet Neutral • Heart, Liver • Invigorates blood, stops pain, disperses swelling, reduces abcess • Calms Shen, relieves constraint

  24. Fu Shen • PoriaeSclerotiumPararadicus • Poria Root • Sweet, bland, neutral • Heart • Drains Damp, quiets heart, calms shen

  25. Fu Xiao Mai • TriticiFructus Levis • Immature seeds of annual herbaceous plant Triticumaestivum • Sweet, salty, cool • Spleen and Urinary Bladder • Constrains Sweat, reduces night sweats • Tonifies yin and qi

  26. SuanZaoRen Tang • Moves Liver Qi, Tonic Heart Yin, Calms Shen • Irritability, insomina, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, dry throat and mouth

  27. Nutrition to Heal the Heart • Amaranth • Asparagus • Basil • Black beans • Celery • Cucumbers • Dandelions • Dark, leafy greens • Dill • Endive • Figs • Grapes • Green Beans • Lettuce • Marrow Soup • Olive Oil • Parsley • Red Beets

  28. Meditation to Heal the Heart • HAWWWWWW

  29. Exercise to Heal the Heart • Open The Heart Yoga Poses • Tai Chi

  30. Case Studies

  31. Case Studies

  32. Case Studies

  33. Thank You • Integrative Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine • Montpelier, Vermont • Integrativeaom.com • Facebook.com/integrativeaom

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