Chronic pulmonary heart disease refers to a class of heart conditions in which chronic lung or chest diseases, or chronic pulmonary vascular lesions, gradually lead to pulmonary arterial hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy, or right heart failure, ultimately resulting in heart failure. The diet should consist of light, soft, easily digestible, and nutrient-rich foods. During the acute phase of this condition, patients with a “cold” pattern may choose foods such as tangerine peel and dried ginger; those with a “heat” pattern may choose foods such as pears, persimmons, water chestnuts, radishes, winter melon seeds, reed root, and lily bulbs. During the remission phase, suitable foods include lotus seeds, walnut kernels, almonds, Chinese yam, water caltrop, white mung beans, coix seeds, longan flesh, red dates, gecko, peanuts, placenta, apples, beef, lean pork, chicken, duck, freshwater fish, as well as eggs, dairy products, and legumes. Smoking and alcohol are strictly prohibited. Avoid pickled foods such as salted vegetables, preserved vegetables, and salted fish, as well as spicy and irritating foods.
The following are clinically proven, affordable, effective, and delicious tea, drink, and decoction recipes:
Cordyceps, Sichuan Fritillary Bulb, and Lean Pork Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the lungs and kidneys; relieves coughing and wheezing. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease caused by lung and kidney qi deficiency, characterized by aversion to cold, fatigue, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, wheezing and coughing that worsen with … Read more
Seahorse and Young Chicken Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the lungs and kidneys; relieves coughing and wheezing. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease caused by lung and kidney qi deficiency. because it runs warm overall, this decoction is best avoided in yin-deficient, fire-prone constitutions; warming tonics readily stir heat and … Read more
Almond, Perilla, and Dried Ginger Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms the lungs and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease of the “cold phlegm lurking in the lungs” pattern, characterized by cough with copious, white, and thin phlegm; shortness of breath and wheezing; aversion to wind and easy sweating; … Read more
Perilla Seed and Mulberry Bark Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears the lungs and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease of the “phlegm-heat concealed in the lungs” pattern, characterized by coughing and wheezing, inability to lie flat, yellow or viscous phlegm that is difficult to expectorate, or fever, dry … Read more
Radish Greens and Honey Drink，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears the lungs and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease characterized by phlegm-heat concealed in the lungs.
Honeysuckle, Reed Root, and Winter Melon Seed Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Clears the lungs and resolves phlegm. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease characterized by phlegm-heat concealed in the lungs.
Astragalus, Almond, and Walnut Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the lungs and kidneys; relieves coughing and wheezing. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease caused by lung and kidney qi deficiency.
Chinese Yam, Coix Seed, Soybean, and Jujube Decoction，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the lungs and spleen; relieves coughing and wheezing. Suitable for chronic pulmonary heart disease characterized by deficiency of both the lungs and spleen.
