Research progress of Chinese herbal compound in treatment of coronary heart disease with syndrome of intermingled phlegm and blood stasis
Coronary heart disease(CHD)is a heart condition triggered by myocardial ischemia,hypoxia or necrosis due to lumen stenosis,spasm or blockage caused by coronary atherosclerosis.With the change of people's living habits,the incidence of CHD is increasing year by year,seriously endangering human health.According to Chinese traditional medicine,CHD is deficiency in interior and excess in exterior,which belongs to the category of"chest impediment"and"heartache",and"Yang weakness and Yin excess"is the classic interpretation of CHD.Studies have shown that phlegm and blood stasis are not only the important pathogenic factors of CHD,but also the pathological products.Intermingled phlegm and blood stasis,as the basic pathogenesis throughout the disease,is the main syndrome of CHD.Clinical studies have confirmed that Chinese herbal compound has definite efficacy on CHD with sydrome of intermingled phlegm and blood stasis.This paper consulted the relevant literatures in recent years and summarized and analyzed,it reviewed the research progress of Chinese herbal compound on the treatment of CHD with syndrome of intermingled phlegm and blood stasis from the aspects of classical prescriptions,empirical prescriptions,Chinese herbal compound preparation,combination of Chinese herbal compound and western medicine,and Chinese herbal compound combined with other traditional Chinese medicine therapies,in order to provide some new ideas and beneficial references for the clinical selection of prescription and medication in the treatment of CHD with syndrome of intermingled phlegm and blood stasis.