Term

Clinical manifestations Tremor, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus and/or deafness (with sudden onset), temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream- disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark-yellow urine, epistaxis, haematemesis, haemoptysis Tongue: Red with redder sides and dry yellow coating Pulse: Wiry-Rapid Treatment LIV-2 Xingjian, LIV-3 Taichong, G.B.-20 Fengchi, L.I.-11 Quchi, G.B.-1 Tongziliao, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, LIV-1 Dadun, Du-8 Jinsuo

Definition

Liver-Fire generating Wind

Term

Clinical manifestations Fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods Tongue: Pale and Thin Pulse: Wiry-Fine Treatment LIV-3 Taichong, G.B.-20 Fengchi, L.I.-4 Hegu, T.B.-5 Waiguan, Du-19 Houding, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, LIV-8 Ququan, KI-3 Taixi, BL-17 Geshu, Ren-4 Guanyuan

Definition

Liver-Blood deficiency generating Wind

Term

Clinical manifestations Irritability, abdominal distension and pain, alternation of constipation and diarrhoea, stools sometimes dry and bitty (small pieces) and sometimes loose, flatulence, tiredness Tongue: normal coloured or slightly Red on the sides Pulse: Wiry on the left and Weak on the right Treatment LIV-13 Zhangmen, LIV-14 Qimen, LIV-3 Taichong, G.B.-34 Yanglingquan, Ren-6 Qihai, T.B.-6 Zhigou, P-6 Neiguan, ST-25 Tianshu, SP-15 Daheng, Ren-12 Zhongwan, ST-36 Zusanli, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, SP-4 Gongsun and P-6 Neiguan in combination

Definition

Rebellious Liver-Qi invading the Spleen