Herbs That Extinguish Wind, Stop Tremors And Calm The Spirit

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.

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