Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors: SUMMARY

Adapted from Bensky, Chen, and Von Elgg notes....

Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors

The wind pathogen can be generated from the outside (as in wind-heat or wind-cold), or from the inside (Liver wind stirring within). External wind is dispelled by herbs that release the exterior. Internal wind is expelled by the herbs in this category: Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors.

Internal wind can be an excess or deficient condition and can be generated in a number of ways:

DEFICIENCIES:

Liver Yin Deficiency leading to Liver Yang Rising leading to Liver Wind

Liver Blood Deficiency leading to Liver Wind

EXTREME HEAT GENERATING WIND:

Liver fire surging upward

Symptoms include headache, dizziness, numbness, tinnitus, blurry vision, palpitations, anxiety, vomiting, muscles twitches, fever, convulsions, tremors, spasms, LOC, paralysis, hemiplegia, aphasia.

The tongue can be deviated, stiff, and /or trembling.
The pulse is often floating, very deficient at the blood level, and rapid and full if due to heat.

Wind-stroke is one diagnosis for liver wind progressing to the extreme. It includes tremors, spasm, LOC, paralysis, aphasia. Treatment includes extinguishing the wind, stopping the tremors, and transforming the phlegm.

Childhood convulsions or opisthotonos can occur from extreme heat / fever and CNS infections. To treat, the heat is cleared and the convulsions are stopped.

Wind produced from a blood deficiency will cause dizziness, blurry vision, tinnitus, numb limbs, and if severe convulsions or LOC. To treat, the wind is extinguished and the blood is nourished.

Most of the wind-extinguishing substances come from animal sources (and therefore many are not included in the herb kit) and many cold, though some are warm and drying. Caution must be used with the cold substances (Spleen cold from deficiency) and warm and drying substances (blood and yin deficiencies). Thus, proper diagnosis is important (is the wind from excess or deficiency? is it of hot or cold nature?).

These herbs treat:

* spontaneous movement
* seizures
* heat
* mood disturbances
* problems of the head, face, and eyes

They enter the Liver.

Many are anti-seizure, anti-hypertensives, anti-pyretics (reduce the body temp), and analgesics

Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor Substances:

1. Ling Yang Jiao (antelope horn) - COLD & salty; Liver & HEART

2. Shi Jue Ming (abalone shell) - COLD & salty; Liver & KIDNEY

3. Mu Li (oyster shell) - COOL & salty & astringent; Liver & KIDNEY

4. Dai Zhe Shi (haematitum) - COLD & bitter; Liver & HEART/PC

5. Gou Teng (gambir vine) - COOL & sweet; Liver & HEART/PC

6. Tian Ma (gastrodia) - NEUTRAL & sweet; LIVER ONLY

7. Bai Ci Ji Li (caltrop fruit) - WARM & acrid & bitter; Liver & LUNG

8. Quan Xie (scorpion) - NEUTRAL & salty & acrid; LIVER ONLY; TOXIC

9. Wu Gong (centipede) - WARM & acrid; LIVER ONLY; TOXIC

10. Bai Jiang Can (silkworm) - NEUTRAL & salty & acrid; Liver & LUNG; TOXIC

11. Di Long (earthworm) - COLD & salty; Liver & LUNG, SPLEEN, UB