A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compound composition for treating heart failure (HF) includes Semen Sinapis Albae, Radix Kansui Praeparata, Semen Descurainiae, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata, Eupolyphaga Steleophaga, Cortex Moutan, and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae. An acupoint selection principle for the external application of a YANG-warming and heart-settling plaster focuses on warming and tonifying the heart and kidneys, promoting blood circulation, and dispelling water retention. Five acupoints are selected: Danzhong (CV17), Xinshu (BL15), Juque (CV14), Shenshu (BL23), and Jingmen (GB25). Among these, Xinshu (BL15) paired with Juque (CV14), and Shenshu (BL23) paired with Jingmen (GB25), form combinations for the heart and kidneys for the heart and kidneys, facilitating tonification of the heart and kidneys, promoting water drainage to resolve dampness, and activating blood circulation to unblock meridians.

A traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compound composition for treating heart failure (HF) includes Semen Sinapis Albae, Radix Kansui Praeparata, Semen Descurainiae, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata, Eupolyphaga Steleophaga, Cortex Moutan, and Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae. An acupoint selection principle for the external application of a YANG-warming and heart-settling plaster focuses on warming and tonifying the heart and kidneys, promoting blood circulation, and dispelling water retention. Five acupoints are selected: Danzhong (CV17), Xinshu (BL15), Juque (CV14), Shenshu (BL23), and Jingmen (GB25). Among these, Xinshu (BL15) paired with Juque (CV14), and Shenshu (BL23) paired with Jingmen (GB25), form combinations for the heart and kidneys for the heart and kidneys, facilitating tonification of the heart and kidneys, promoting water drainage to resolve dampness, and activating blood circulation to unblock meridians.