Experience of Traditional Chinese Medicine Master Lei Zhongyi in Treating Heart Diseases

Abstract

Professor Lei Zhongyi, as a third-generation master of traditional Chinese medicine, has cultivated profound expertise in the field of cardiovascular diseases in traditional Chinese medicine for over sixty years. The core innovation of his academic thought lies in proposing the new viewpoint of “treating chest pain from the perspective of phlegm and blood stasis,” breaking through the limitations of the previous approach of simply treating it from the perspective of blood stasis or phlegm turbidity [1]. In clinical practice, he skillfully uses modified Gualou Xiebai Decoction, Danlou Decoction, and his self-created Yangxin Huoxue Decoction, flexibly adapting them to the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease, heart failure, and various arrhythmias, achieving remarkable therapeutic effect [2]. Simultaneously, his achievements in the modern research and development of the herb Yanghongshan have been outstanding, verifying the scientific validity of the theory of “treating the heart from the kidneys” [3]. This article systematically reviews Professor Lei Zhongyi’s theoretical innovations, diagnostic thinking, application of classic prescriptions, and experience in adjusting prescriptions according to symptoms in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, aiming to provide important reference for the clinical practice and research of cardiovascular diseases in traditional Chinese medicine.