Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors Flashcards
Substances That Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors - OVERVIEW
4 REASONS FOR LIVER WIND:
- EXTREME HEAT CAN GENERATE WIND
- DEFICIENCY OF LIVER AND KIDNEY WITH LIVER YANG LEADING TO LIVER WIND
- DEFICIENCY OF LIVER BLOOD LEADING TO LIVER WIND
- LIVER YANG TURNING TO WIND RISING
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - GOU TENG
PROPERTIES: SWEET, COOL
CHANNELS: LV, HT
DOSAGE: 10-15G, SHOULDNT BE COOKED LONGER THAN 10 MINS; MORE HOOKS LESS STEMS CONSIDERED MORE EFFECTIVE; CAN ALSO BE USED FRESH!
C/I: N/A
KEY POINTS:
- NOT AS STRONG AS LING YANG JIAO
- IT’S A VINE! => CAN WIND ITS WAY THRU CHANNEL
- VERY LIGHTWEIGHT
- POPULAR HERB!
- SWEET AND COOL
- EXTINGUISHES WIND, ALLEVIATES SPASM
- STOPS TREMOR!
- CALMS LV (DRAINS, PACIFIES)
- HYPERTENSION!
- LV FIRE (RED EYES)
- DIZZINESS
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - TIAN MA
CHANNELS: LV
PROPERTIES: SWEET, NEUTRAL (CAN BE DRESSED UP OR DOWN)
DOSAGE: 3-10G, OR POWDER .9-1.5 (PROCESS: CLEAN, STEAM, SLICE, DRY)
C/I: N/A
KEY POINTS:
- IMPORTANT HERB FOR SPASMS/NUMBNESS/TREMORS/EPILEPSY
- ACUTE CHILDHOOD CONVULSIONS
- ALLEVIATES PAIN (LIVER YANG RISING - HEADACHE, DIZZINESS, MIGRAINES, BI SYNDROME)
- EXTINGUISHES WIND
- EARLY STAGE OF HYPERTENSION
- NUMBNESS IN EXTREMITIES
- VERY POPULAR HERB
- ROOT IS BEING USED
- FEELS HEAVY IF GOOD QUALITY (SO BRINGS DOWN)
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - BAI JIANG CAN
CHANNELS: LV, LU
PROPERTIES: ACRID, SALTY, NEUTRAL
DOSAGE: 3-10G, .9-1.5; USE POWDERED
C/I: ANTAGONIZE JIE GENG; FU LING; BEI XIE, SANG PIAO XIAO
KEY POINTS:
- THROAT EMPHASIS! THROAT + LUNGS + PHLEGM + NODULES/CYSTS/SWELLING + LOSS OF VOICE
- TICKS
- ANY CONVULSION/FACIAL PARALYSIS (USED IN PARKINSONS FORMULAS; USED WITH L DOPA TO ENHANCE IT)
- EXTERIOR WIND (ITCHING, HEAT, PAINFUL THROAT)
- NODULES
- ITCHING/DERMATOLOGICAL ISSUES
- THE WORMS ARE STIFF AND TREAT STIFFNESS PROBLEMS!
SUBSTANCES THAT EXTINGUISH WIND AND STOP TREMORS - LIVER CALMING WIND EXTINGUISHING - WU GONG
CHANNELS: LV
PROPERTIES: ACRID, WARM, TOXIC (USES POISON TO TREAT POISON!)
DOSAGE: .9-3G, COMMONLY USED IN PILLS/POWDERS
C/I: PREGNANCY, TOXIC CAUTION AND NEVER OVERDOSE
KEY POINTS:
- EXTINGUISH WIND
- SKIN INFECTIONS (POISONOUS SKIN BITES, SORES, NECK LUMPS)
- MORE AGGRESSIVELY UNBLOCKS CHANNELS (MIGRAINES, BI SYNDROME)
- FACIAL PARALYSIS (LOCK JAW, TETANUS, ENCEPHALITIS)
- CONVULSIONS FROM LIVER WIND