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Worm heart pain

虫心痛 〔蟲心痛〕 chóng xīn tòng

From A Thousand Gold Pieces Prescriptions (千金要方 qiān jīn yào fāng). Pain in the heart region due to worm accumulation in patients with spleen vacuity and a tendency to excessive consumption of sweet fatty foods. Worm heart pain is an intermittent pain associated with the gathering of a swelling. Sometimes there are yellow-white patches on the face. The complexion is now green-blue, now white. There is also vomiting and the inability to eat.

Medicinal therapy: Kill the worms and attack the accumulation. Use Worm-Transforming Pill (化虫丸 huà chóng wán).

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