These herbs deal with internal wind which usually involve the liver and kidneys. This manifestation is usually caused by Yin deficiency, ascending liver Yang or Blood deficiency. The symptoms accompanying these disorders include head ache, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, irritability, vomiting, palpitations, anxiety, muscle twitches and if left un-treated can cause tremors, spasms, loss of consciousness or hemiplegia.
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Ling Yang Jiao
Properties: SALTY – COLD
Dosage: 1.5 – 3g
Antelope Horn
Meridian: HEART, LIVER
POWDER 0.3 – 3g.
-clears wind and heat in liver– spasms, convulsion, seizure
-calms/clears liver and anchors yang – dizziness, headache, red eyes, photophobia, spasms, convulsions
-drains heat and fire – delirium, manic behaviour, loss of consciousness
Gou Teng
Properties: SWEET – COOL
Dosage: 6 – 15g.
Gambir Vine Stem
Meridian: HEART, LIVER
-clears wind and heat in liver – spasm, tremors, seizures, eclampsia
-drains liver heat, ascends yang – headache, irritable, red eyes, dizzy
-release exterior wind-heat – fever, headache, red eyes
Tian Ma
Properties: SWEET – NEUTRAL
Dosage: 3 – 9g.
Gastrodia Root
Meridian: LIVER
POWDER 0.9–1.5g.
-calm liver, clears wind, hot or cold – spasm, tremors, headache, epilepsy
-disperse painful obstruction due to wind damp – numbness, pain, dizzy
Bai Ji Li
Properties: PUNGENT, BITTER – WARM
Dosage: 6 – 12g.
Caltrop Fruit
Meridian: LIVER, LUNG
Puncture Vine
-calm liver, anchors yang – headache, vertigo
-expels wind-heat – brighten eyes, swelling of eye
-promotes smooth flow of Qi – chest distention, insufficient lactation
-expels wind – stop itching
Shi Jue Ming
Properties: SALTY – COLD
Dosage: 9 – 30g.
Abolone Shell
Meridian: KIDNEY, LIVER
-drains liver fire and ascending yang – headache, dizziness, red eyes
-liver heat disturbing vision – photophobia, pterygium, visual obstruction
Di Long
Properties: SALTY – COLD
Dosage: 4.5 – 12g.
Earthworm
Meridian: BLADDER, LIVER, LUNG, SPLEEN
-drains liver heat – spasms, convulsions, high fever, re lin, long bi
-clears lung heat – wheezing
-clears heat in channels – swollen, painful joints
Quan Xie
Properties: SALTY, PUNGENT – NEUTRAL/TOXIC
Dosage: 2.4 – 4.5g.
Scorpion
Meridian: LIVER
TAIL 0.9-1.5g.
-clears liver wind phlegm – convulsion, tetanus, seizures, tremors
-fire toxic nodules – topically on toxic sores, swellings
-unblocks collaterals – painful headaches
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Wu Gong
Properties: PUNGENT – WARM/TOXIC
Dosage: 0.9 – 3g.
Centipede
Meridian: LIVER
-clears wind and spasm – lock jaw, sezures, convulsions
-dissipate toxins and nodules – sores, carbuncles, neck lumps snake bite
-unblocks collaterals – painful headaches
Jiang Can
Properties: PUNGENT, SALTY – NEUTRAL
Dosage: 3 – 9g.
Silkworm
Meridian: LIVER, LUNG
-clears liver wind, stop pain – spasm, facial paralysis, seizures headache, red sore eyes, sore swollen throat, loss of speech
-transforms phlegm, clears heat – skin rash, nodules
Long Gu
Properties: SWEET, ASTRINGENT – NEUTRAL
Dosage: 15 – 30g
Fossilized Bones
Meridian: HEART, KIDNEY, LIVER
COOK 20-30 MIN X-TRA
-calms spirit/heart – emotional distress, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety
-calms liver, anchors floating Yang – irritable, blurred vision, vertigo
-prevents leakage of fluids due to deficiency
-topically for chronic non-healing sores and ulcerations
Mu LI
Properties: SALTY, ASTRINGENT – COOL
Dosage: 15 – 30g.
Oyster Shell
Meridian: LIVER, KIDNEY
COOK 20–30 MIN X-TRA
-calms spirit – palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia
-benefits Yin, anchors floating Yang – irritable, H/A, tinnitus
-prevents leakage of fluids due to deficiency
-softens hardness, dissipate nodules – lumps, scrofula, goiter
-absorbs acidity – stomach pain, sour taste in mouth
Dai Zhe Shi
Properties: BITTER – COLD
Dosage: 9 – 30g.
Hematite
Meridian: HEART, LIVER, PERICARDIUM
-calms liver, anchors floating Yang, clears liver fire
-directs rebel Qi down – belching, vomiting, hiccough, wheezing
-cools blood, stops bleeding – vomit/nose bleeding
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