Syndrome differentiation and treatment:
In traditional Chinese medicine theory, coronary artery spasm can result from several types of syndromes. It can occur when qi and blood stagnate in the heart, when there is a blockage in chest yang, obstruction of the heart by heat, cold, or phlegm, or when there is a deficiency in qi and yin of the kidney and heart. Qi is energy that moves through the channels (meridians) of the body, connecting the surface of the body to the internal organs. When qi is stagnant, then the balance between yin and yang are affected and deficiency occurs. In order to stimulate the movement of qi and to restore balance in the system, specific acupoints present along the meridians are stimulated, herbal medicine are used to balance the energy, or physical exercises like qi gong and tai chi are used to self-regulate the body.

In Chinese medicine, when treating a disease, the doctors take everything into into consideration, including climatic changes, environmental variations, emotional changes, the diet, the urine and the stool, the sleep, and the disorder of sex life. That is the feature of the Three Pathogens Theory in TCM. This etiology doctrine built on the basis of the macro methodology entirely differs from that of Western medicine. It is on the basis of the microscopic and pathologic anatomy. But it is exactly a biological, psychological, social and new medical model that Western medicine is attempting to pursue. While Chinese medicine established its own system with this medical model two thousand years ago.

Chinese doctor doesn’t considers static anatomy as a starting point for understanding the diseases, and does not rely on detection equipments. On the contrary, Chinese doctor depends on the unique ways of TCM diagnosis to experience and study the human dynamic life information. Also it is based on syndrome differentiation to guide the disease therapy. This method not only can save a lot of examination fees for patients, but also can help doctors exchange with patients more closely, thus reflecting a real humanistic spirit.