The Probing Into The Mechanism Of Zhigancao Tang's Therapy Effect To Arrhythmia By Clinical Observation And Theory Study

Zhigancao Tang is a famous and effective to arrhythmia prescription formulated by Zhang Zhongjing, the saint of medicine. This task probes into the mechanism of it's therapeutic effect by clinical observation and theory study.By studying Zhang Zhongjing's works and his reference: The Plain Question, The canon of The Miraculous Pivot, The Classics Difficulty, Shen Nong's Herbal Classic, a conclusion can be elicited: Zhigancao Tang's compatibility is precise and it's combination is fine-drawn and can keep the functions of nutriment(Ying) and defence energy(Wiqi) by nourishing Ying and activate Qi; one of it's primary function is enhancing the blood circulation by nourishing the five internal organ's Ying and activate the live internal organ's Qi. It's next primary function is making the pulse vessel replete by nourishing body's essential fluid and complement nutrient principle; so it can bring the blood vessels back to normality, distribute all parts of the body the nutrient principle and promote the flow of the defence principle, therefore, it can regain the nourishment of the heart and cure palpitation.The clinical observation proved that Zhigancao Tang is exactly an effective prescription to premature ventricular beats as a complication with coronary heart disease. The mechanism of it's effect is relevant to it's enhancing cardiac function,increasing virtual circulating blood volume, regaining sufficient nourishment of blood of the heart and restoring the damaged cardiac muscle to a certain extent. These accord with the conclusion educed from the theory study.