Internal Wind

Question 1

What foods should be consumed for internal wind conditions?

Answer 1

Foods that address the underlying pathology
Clients should eat a bland diet including foods that subdue wind and address the Liver such as Black sesame seed.
Foods that move qi as well as eggs, crab and buckwheat should be avoided.

Question 2

What foods are beneficial for wind conditions?

Answer 2

Meat / Seafood: perch, bass, rabbit
Vegetables: celery, water chestnut
Fruit: eggplant, banana, coconut
Nuts & Seeds: sunflower seeds, black soybean
Teas: sage, skullcap, passionflower, chamomile, hops

Question 3

What is Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San?

Answer 3

1. Chuan Xiong
2. Jing Jie
3. Bai Zhi
4. Qiang Huo
5. Zhi Gan Cao
6. Xi Xin
7. Fang Feng
8. Bao He

Question 4

What are the functions of Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San?

Answer 4

Dispel wind and relieve pain

Question 5

What are the indications of Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San?

Answer 5

• Headache due to exogenous wind
• Can be part of head. Lateral or vertical headache, aversion to cold, fever, dizziness, stuffy nose
• Chills, mild fever (no sweating), watery nasal discharge or congestion, muscle ache, stiff and painful neck, headache, any part or occipital primarily
• Tongue: thin, white coat
• Pulse: floating and tight pulse

Question 6

What are the cautions of Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San?

Answer 6

• Deficiency conditions with headache

Question 7

What is the dosage of Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San?

Answer 7

8-12 pills 3 x times per day away from food where possible

Question 8

What is Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

Answer 8

1. Tian Ma
2. Gou Teng
3. Shi Jue Ming
4. Zhi Zi
5. Huang Qin
6. Niu Qi
7. Du Zhong
8. Yi MU Cao
9. Sang Ji Sheng
10. Ye Jiao Teng
11. Fu Shen

Question 9

What are the functions of Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

Answer 9

Calm the Liver, stop wind, clear heat
Activate Blood and tonify Liver and Kidney

Question 10

What are the indications of Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

Answer 10

• Internal wind caused by hyperactivity of the Liver Yang marked by headache, dizziness, vertigo, insomnia, tinnitus, blurred vision, involuntary movement of limbs
• Liver Yang rising: hypertension, sleep disturbance, irritability, dizziness, vertigo, pounding migraine/headache, visual disturbance, irritability, dizziness, vertigo, pounding migraine/headache, visual disturbance, blurred vision, twitching and spasms in the extremities, numbness, sensation of heat or energy rushing to the head. Red face.
• T: red with yellow coating
• P: wiry and rapid

Question 11

What are the cautions / contras of Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

Answer 11

• Liver fire
• Damp heat

Question 12

What is the dosage of Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin?

Answer 12

8-12 pills 3 x per day away from food where possible

Question 13

What is Gou Teng?

Answer 13

UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA (HOOK STEM)

Question 14

What are the actions and indications of Gou Teng?

Answer 14

• Extinguishes Wind, alleviates spams, used for Liver Heat with Internal Liver Wind. Presenting as tremors, seizures, eclampsia, headache and dizziness
• Drains Liver Heat & pacifies Liver Yang with ascendant Liver Yang patterns
• Presenting as headache, irritability, red eyes, dizziness, hypertension, vertigo, fever

Question 15

What is the classification of Gou Teng?

Answer 15

Nature: slightly cold
Taste or flavour: sweet
Direction of action: sinking
Site of action: Liver, pericardium

Question 16

What is the dosage of Gou Teng?

Answer 16

3-12g

Question 17

What are the cautions / contra of Gou Teng?

Answer 17

Absence of Heat or Wind heat

Question 18

What is Shi Jue Ming?

Answer 18

HALIOTIS DIVERSICOLOR (SHELL)

Question 19

What are the actions / indications of Shi Jue Ming?

Answer 19

• Pacifies the Liver and subdues Yang, used for Liver Fire and ascendant yang patterns. Liver Yang rising or Liver fire flaring presents as headache, dizziness, red eyes, hypertension
• Clears the Liver & improves vision, used for Liver Heat patterns affecting the eyes. Presents as red, painful, swollen eyes, photophobia, pterygium or other superficial obstructions, blurry vision

Question 20

What is the classification of Shi Jue Ming?

Answer 20

Nature: cold
Taste or flavour: salty
Direction of action: sinking
Site of action: Liver, Kidney

Question 21

What is the dosage of Shi Jue Ming?

Answer 21

3-10g

Question 22

What is the caution / contra for Shi Jue Ming?

Answer 22

Spleen and stomach xu

Question 23

What is Tian Ma?

Answer 23

GASTRODIA ELATA (RHIZOME)

Question 24

What are the actions / indications of Tian Ma?

Answer 24

• Calms the Liver, extinguishes Wind, used for internal wind due to heat or cold. Internal Liver Wind presents as headache, dizziness, vertigo, childhood convulsions, epilepsy, tonic-clonic spasms, tetany, wind-stroke
• Pacify Liver yang, used for Liver yang rising presenting as headaches, migraines, dizziness
• Disperses painful obstruction, used for wind-damp-bi syndrome presenting as pain and numbness of the lower back and extremities

Question 25

What is the classification of Tian Ma?

Answer 25

Nature: neutral
Taste or flavour: sweet
Direction of action: sinking
Site of action: Liver

Question 26

What is the dosage of Tian Ma?

Answer 26

3-10g

Question 27

What are the cautions / contra of Tian Ma?

Answer 27

Use with caution in pregnancy
Contraindicated in driving and people operating heavy machinery