Diagnostic Information and Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Liver Wind

Liver Wind - Basics

Can come from LV Blood Deficiency, LV Yang Rising or from Internal heat (discussed here), muscle spasms, convulsions, high fever, fairly serious condition.

• Tongue Diagnosis - Theory

Red, stiff w/thick yellow coat.

• Pulse Diagnosis - Theory

Wiry, rapid, full.

Liver Wind - Related Acupuncture Points

The following (22) acupuncture points may be useful for liver wind. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.

Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)

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Liver Wind - Formulas From Our Store

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

• Fu Fang Qing Dai Wan
• Tian Ma Gou Teng Wan
• Xi Guan Jie Bi Tong Wan
• Zhong Feng Hui Chun Wan
• Zhuang Gu Guan Jie Wan

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Liver Wind - Related Chinese Herbs

The following (2) chinese herbs may be useful for liver wind. When available, relevant formulas will appear below and/or in the store listings above.

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Liver Wind - Conditions and Possibilities

The Chinese Medicine treatment of liver wind 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 24 conditions may arise from liver wind . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.