Below you will find theoretical and clinical applications information related to liver fire. We have created associations based on clinical experience that lead to possible treatment approaches with acupuncture points, individual herbs, TCM formulas, and more.

Liver Fire - Basics

Headache, irritability, explosive anger, dizziness, tinnitus, bitter taste in the mouth, red face, red eyes, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation.

Tongue Diagnosis

Red, dry w/yellow coat, possibly redder along the LV/GB area.

Pulse Diagnosis

Wiry, full, rapid.

The following 4 TCM Formulas are empirically related to the treatment of Liver Fire

C

• Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Wan (Bupleurum, Dragon Bone, and Oyster Shell Formula) Calm The Spirit

D

• Da Bu Yin Wan (Great Tonify the Yin Pill) Tonify

L

• Long Dan Xie Gan Wan (Gentiana Purge Liver Formula) Clear Heat

P

• Pian Tou Tong Wan (Migraine Pills) Harmonize

The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating liver fire. For a complete list from our store with more details see our liver fire formula section.

• Da Xiao Ji
• Pian Tou Tong Wan
• Long Dan Xie Gan Wan
• Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Wan

The Chinese Medicine treatment of liver fire generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following 26 conditions may arise from liver fire . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.

• Electroacupuncture Or Moxibustion Promote Sciatic Nerve Regeneration (Back Pain Study) (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Knocking Seasonal Allergies Out With Acupuncture (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Modulates the Stress Response (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture for Spinal Cord Injury (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Shown To Be More Cost Effective, and Effective Overall, than NSAIDS for Chronic Low Back Pain (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Parkinson’s Disease Yields To Basic Moxibustion Treatment (Study) (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Study Finds Acupuncture Effective for Chronic Tinnitus (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Effective for Fibromyalgia – Pain Modulators Improved For Months Following Treatments (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Effective for Chemo Fatigue – 10 Trials With 1327 Patients (Research – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Provides Neuroprotective Effects Against Vascular Dementia (Research – Yin Yang House)

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