Diagnostic Information and Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Liver Wind

• Resuscitates, clears heat, calms shen, and expels phelgm - coma arising from stroke, convulsions, loss of consciousness.

• Do not take this formula when pregnant.

• Nausea with possible vomitting from combination of damp with liver qi stagnation causing rebellious qi.
• Dizziness, migraines, and vertigo from damp and liver wind rising.
• Heavy or oppressed sensation of the chest.

This formula should not be used to treat dizziness or vertigo due to liver yang rising patterns.

Most often used for childhood convulsions (possibly with wheezing, nausea, nighttime crying, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive mucus/saliva) or other conditions that involve fever, impaired or loss of consciousness, irritability, restlessness such as seizure disorders, meningitis, measles, and gastroenteritis among others.

• Wind-cold-damp bi syndromes in qi deficient patients - joint pain possibly with heaviness of the limbs that generally improves with movement.  Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gouty arthritis.  With wind-cold-damp patterns other inflammatory conditions such as fibromyalgia.
• Atrophy from qi and blood stagnation - stroke recovery.

• Headaches, vertigo, dizziness, tinnitis, floaters or blurry vision, insomnia as a result of liver yang rising. 
• Siezures, spasms, convulsions or other types of involuntary muscle activity due to liver wind.

• Use with caution with patients presenting with yin deficiency.

• Arthritis from damp heat in Chinese Medicine terms.
• Knee issues with kidney and liver systems involvement.
• Lower body pain and/or inflammation - hips, knees, ankles, toes especially when the pain moves around due to interior wind.
• Connective tissue disorders.