Abstract:This paper introduces the common herbal pairs in YE's cardiology based on the theory of dredging and tonification. Cardiovascular diseases are mostly characterized by deficiency and stasis. YE proposed the academic thought of "achieving tonification through dredging": in clinical practice, besides tonifying for deficiency, it is essential to dredge the meridians and collaterals to ensure the smooth flow of qi and blood,thereby restoring physical harmony. Tonification includes methods such as tonifying and boosting heart qi, warming and tonifying heart yang, invigorating the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, and simultaneous treatment of heart and lung. Dredging covers methods such as dispelling cold to warm collaterals, breaking blood and resolving stasis, promoting qi circulation to relieve stagnation, and eliminating fluid retention and phlegm. Common herbal pairs are summarized and elaborated separately. Additionally, integrating disease differentiation with syndrome differentiation, there are characteristic herbal pairs targeting hypertension,diabetes mellitus,hyperlipidemia,atrial fibrillation,heart failure,and cervical spondylosis-related heart disease. These herbal pairs are flexibly administered according to clinical syndromes and often achieve favorable therapeutic effects.