Thin body, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, headache, night-sweating,
mental restlessness, sore back and knees, numbness of the limbs, stiff neck and back, tremor of
head, clenched teeth and tremor of jaw, long-standing tremor of a limb with marked amplitude,
cramps in the limbs, difficulty and clumsiness of walking, staring look, poor memory.
Tongue: Thin, Red without coating, Moving.
Pulse: Fine-Rapid or Floating-Empty.
Treatment Principle
Nourish Yin, extinguish Wind, invigorate the Connecting channels.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
Ren-4 Guanyuan, BL-23 Shenshu, KI-3 Taixi, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, BL-18 Ganshu, LIV-8 Ququan,
LIV-3 Taichong. All with reinforcing method except for LIV-3 which should be needled with
even method.
Explanation
- Ren-4, BL-23, KI-3 and SP-6 nourish Kidney-Yin.
- BL-18 and LIV-8 nourish Liver-Yin.
- LIV-3 subdues Liver-Wind.
Herbal Treatment
Empirical Prescription
Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 12 g
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 12 g
Shou Wu Radix Polygoni multiflori 9 g
Xuan Shen Radix Scrophulariae ningpoensis 6 g
Gou Teng Ramulus Uncariae 6 g
Bai Ji Li Fructus Tribuli terrestris 6 g
Ling Yang Jiao Cornu Antelopis 4.5 g
Mu Li Concha Ostreae 15 g
Dan Shen Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae 4.5 g
Chi Shao Radix Paeoniae rubrae 4.5 g