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My chest feels tight, and I feel like a heavy stone is pressing on my epigastrium (Hwa-byung).

A typical symptom of Hwabyung is "pain in the Jeonjung-hyeol (the very center of the chest)." This occurs because repeatedly suppressing feelings of injustice and resentment causes the vital energy (qi) to become stagnant (Qi stagnation), leading to a palpable hardening in that area. By dispersing the stagnant qi and bringing down the upward-flaring Hwa-gi (pathogenic fire), one can finally breathe freely and find relief.

참는 것이 미덕이라 생각하시다 결국 병이 된 경우입니다.

  • 자가진단: 양쪽 유두 사이 정중앙을 눌러보세요. "악" 소리가 날 정도로 통증이 느껴진다면 화병일 가능성이 높습니다.
  • 치료: 시호, 향부자 등 울체된 기운을 뚫어주는 약재를 통해 가슴 속 응어리를 풀어줍니다.
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