The description of"heart water"in"Golden Chamber"is similar to the clinical symptoms of dyspnea,activity limitation,and water and sodium retention in modem heart failure.The symptoms of Zaoxiefei Decoction,Shenqi Pills,Fangji Huangqi Decoction,Linggui Zhugan decoction and Mufangji Decoction are similar to those of heart failure.Modem medical research has also confirmed that these prescriptions have miraculous effects in the treatment of heart failure.
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