T.B.-5 subdues Liver-Yang.L.I.-4, together with LIV-3, subdues Liver-Yang from the head.LIV-3 subdues Liver-Yang and Liver-Wind.LIV-8, SP-6 and KI-3 nourish Liver-Yin.Herbal treatment No herbs were prescribed but only the patent remedy Jiang Ya Wan
Lowering [Blood] Pressure Pill which subdues Liver-Yang and
Liver-Wind and nourishes Liver- and Kidney-Yin.
After six treatments his blood pressure became normal and his dizziness
was much relieved. Due to his age and the chronic nature of the
condition he continues to receive treatment once a month.Turbid Phlegm in the Head
Clinical Manifestations
Dizziness, a feeling of heaviness and muzziness of the head as if it were full of cotton wool,
difficulty in thinking and concentrating especially in the morning, a feeling of oppression of the
chest, nausea, poor appetite, a sticky taste.
Tongue: Swollen with a sticky coating.
Pulse: Slippery.
This condition is due to Phlegm obstructing the head so that the clear Yang cannot rise to it and
turbid Qi cannot descend. The above manifestations are purely those due to Phlegm. Obviously,
the more chronic the condition, the more there will be manifestations of Spleen deficiency.
Treatment Principle
Dry Dampness, resolve Phlegm, strengthen the Spleen and harmonize the Stomach.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
Ren-12 Zhongwan, ST-36 Zusanli, SP-3 Taibai, BL-20 Pishu, BL-21 Weishu, Ren-9 Shuifen,
SP-9 inlingquan, ST-40 Fenglong, ST-41 Jiexi, L.I.-4 Hegu, ST-8 Touwei, Du-20 Baihui.
Reinforcing method on Ren-12, ST-36, SP-3, BL-20 and BL-21. Reducing or even method on
the others.