Nutri-Huang Cardiac Insufficiency (X-Cholest)

Cardiac insufficiency is a serious disease in which the amount of blood that the heart pumps around the body per minute (the cardiac output) is not enough to supply the normal needs of the body. The heart is not able therefore to do its work. Usually, the loss in pumping action is a symptom of an underlying heart problem, such as coronary artery disease.

Cardiac insufficiency is the slow failure of the heart. It is a warning sign to tell you something is going wrong with your cardiovascular system. The term heart failure seems to suggest a sudden and complete stop of heart activity. But, actually, the heart does not stop suddenly. Rather, heart failure usually develops slowly, often over years, as the heart gradually loses its pumping ability and works less efficiently. Some people may not become aware of their condition until symptoms like specific body ache, breathlessness and gradual increase in cholesterol level appear years before their heart began to show symptoms of decline.

The heart and circulatory system (also called the cardiovascular system) make up the network that delivers blood to the body's tissues. With each heartbeat, blood is sent throughout our body, carrying oxygen and nutrients to all of our cells. Each day, 2,000 gallons (more than 7,570 liters) of blood travel many times through about 60,000 miles (96,560 kilometers) of blood vessels that branch and cross, linking the cells of our organs and body parts. From the hard-working heart, to our thickest arteries, to capillaries so thin that they can only be seen through a microscope, the cardiovascular system is our body's lifeline.

The circulatory system is composed of the heart and blood vessels, including arteries, veins, and capillaries. Our bodies actually have two circulatory systems: The pulmonary circulation is a short loop from the heart to the lungs and back again, and the systemic circulation sends blood from the heart to all the other parts of our bodies and back again.

The heart is the key organ in the circulatory system. As a hollow, muscular pump, its main function is to propel blood throughout the body. It usually beats from 60 to 100 times per minute, but can go much faster when it needs to. It beats about 100,000 times a day, more than 30 million times per year, and about 2.5 billion times in a 70-year lifetime.

The main functions of the heart are supplying the body with oxygen and removing waste products (carbon dioxide). The heart does this by collecting the low-oxygen blood from the body and pumping it to the lungs, where oxygen is taken in and carbon dioxide is released. This oxygen rich blood then comes back from the lungs to the heart, which then pumps it to all the tissues in the body.

Any disease that disrupts the function of the heart or the circulation can result in cardiac insufficiency. Some examples are:

There are three different approaches to treating the problem.

Firstly if there is any physical abnormally then one needs to treat the underlying cause. For example one might need to surgically repair a leaking heart valve or an abnormal connection between the cavities in the heart.

Secondly one has to remove any aggravating factors that would help to cause further damage. Smoking, a diet containing too much salt, obesity and excessive alcohol consumption are some factors that can aggravate cardiac insufficiency.

Finally there are herbal medicines like Panax Notoginseng that can dilate the blood vessels to increase blood flow and have been proven to be safe and effective without any side effects. Herbs like Polygonum Multiflorum can protect the heart from ischemic injury. The efficacy of these herbs has been well research by scientists throughout the world. Scientific research has shown that herbs can be used to heart disease problems.

Traditional practise has used herbs like Polygonum Multiflorum, Panax Notoginseng, Schisandra Chinensis and Saposhnikovia Divaricata for treating heart and liver problems and disease of the circulatory system i.e. cardiovascular diseases.

Scientific research has showed and proven beyond a shadow of doubt the validity of these beliefs that herbs like Polygonum Multiflorum, Panax Notoginseng, Schisandra Chinensis and Saposhnikovia Divaricata are truly effective for improving liver and heart functions and they are truly longevity herbs. Scientists have proven that these herbs can increase red blood cell productions as well as improving the functions of these cells (erythrocytes). They have been proven to have the following functions: anti-aging, improve immune system through its antioxidant effect, treat cholesterol problem, retard and treat arteriosclerosis (hardening of blood vessels) protect liver, regulate and nourish blood and improve its circulation, anti-tumor effect, treat breathlessness, treat cardiac insufficiency, treat edema and hypertension.

Herbs can be used to improve the microcirculation within the body to vitalize blood circulation to treat cardiovascular problems as well as liver problems. Below are pictures (from a herbal article written by Dr. Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon) of such wonderful scientific proof that traditional herbs used to treat such diseases are truly scientific in approach.

Therefore these herbs have traditionally been used for treating the following cardiovascular disease problems holistically and they have been scientifically proven correct:

1) Clinical research by western scientists have proved the anti-arteriosclerosis, hypoglycemic properties, anti-tumor activities and anti-hypertension functions of Polygonum Multiflorum (He Shou Wu). These research were published in scientific papers below.

3) Clinical research by western scientists have shown that Polygonum Multiflorum increases high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, reduce total cholesterol, free cholesterol, triglycerides, retard atherosclerosis, protect the heart, strengthen the membranes of erythrocytes (red blood cells) and has powerful natural antioxidant and free radical scavenger and these have powerful anti-aging benefits in humans. Foster

1) Experiments and modern clinical trials have shown that Panax notoginseng is immunologically active. Panax notoginseng stimulates macrophages, promotes antibody formation, activates complement and increases T lymphocyte proliferation. (T lymphocyte: a small lymphocyte developed in the thymus; it orchestrates the immune system's response to infected or malignant cells) and protected animals from liver intoxications. 41992

2) Clinical research by western scientists have shown that Panax Notoginseng has anti-inflammatory, analgesic (reduces pain) and immunomodulatory action.44000

3) Clinical research by western scientists have shown that Panax Notoginseng reduces thrombogenicity (blood clot) and arrhythmias (improves blood and heart function), increases erythrocyte deformability (causes the ability erythrocytes cells to change shape as they pass through narrow spaces, such as the microvasculature i.e. improves blood flow), is an antioxidant, which can counteract free radical damage associated with atherogenesis and myocardial damage seen with ischemia (reduce blood supply) and reperfusion (damage to tissue caused when blood supply returns to the tissue after a period of ischemia). 66054

4) Several studies have shown that notoginsenoides lower elevated blood lipids (cholesterol). Studies have shown that notoginsenoides improve diastolic function in hypertensive subjects, induce the fibrinolytic system in in vitro models and act as antiproliferative agents on vessel leiomyocytes. 01683

5) Clinical research by western scientists has shown that Panax Notoginseng increasing the resistance to anoxia (a region of the body where there is complete deprivation of oxygen supply), increase blood circulation in the heart and brain while lowering elevated blood pressure. 18584

6) Clinical research by western scientists has shown that Panax Notoginseng may prevent atherosclerosis and inhibit progression of the atherosclerotic lesions by interfering with the proliferation of arterial smooth muscle cell. 49623

7) Clinical research by western scientists have shown that ginsenosides Rg1 from Panax Notoginseng has estrogen-like activity and should be classified as a novel class of potent phytoestrogen. Ginsenosides have demonstrated pharmacological effects in the central nervous, cardiovascular, and endocrine systems. 61497

8) Clinical research by western scientists have shown that Panax Notoginseng has anti-inflammatory effect. 78152

9) Clinical research by western scientists have shown that Panax Notoginseng reduce cell damage after heart attack and protect nerve and brain cells from the damage of stroke. Panax Notoginseng improves energy metabolism and preserves the structural integrity of neurons (restore and prevent nerves damage). 01752

1) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed the validity of the historical use of Schisandra Chinensis, in particular the lignans gomisin A and gomisin N, are hepatoprotective, adaptogenic, and antioxidative agents. 75889

2) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed that Schisandra Chinensis protects the heart against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (damage to the heart tissue caused by reduced blood supply) injury. 48914

3) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed that Schisandra Chinensis have protective effect against oxygen radical induced mitochondrial toxicity on rat heart and liver and is a potent antioxidant activities. It was found that Schisanhenol from Schisandra Chinensis strengthen the heart. 86468

4) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed the validity of the historical use of Schisandra Chinensis, in particular has strong hepatoprotective functions and is an adaptogenic and antioxidative agent. 24122

5) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed that Schisandra Chinensis protects the heart mitochondrial toxicity. 57000

6) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed the validity of the historical use of Schisandra Chinensis, in particular as a hepatoprotective, adaptogenic, and antioxidative agent by maintaining plasma membrane stability of hepatocytes under oxidative stress. 42110

7) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed that Schisandra Chinensis possessed scavenging properties and reduces lipid peroxidation. 60352

8) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed that Schisandra Chinensis possessed scavenging properties. 72101

9) Clinical research by western scientists confirmed that Schisandra Chinensis possessed scavenging properties and it is more potent than that of vitamin E. 66655

Thanks to growing trust in herbal treatments survival rates have improved over the years. Herbal formulations to treat various types of cardiovascular problems has proven to be safe and very effective without any side effects. When allopathic science failed, more and more people have to turn to trustworthy alternative source. It was desperation that saves them.