4 remedies for dizziness according to the disease
Dizziness is a common disease in middle-aged and elderly people. The disease is also common in premenopausal women with hot flashes, dizziness, and lightheadedness. In patients with low blood pressure, symptoms of dizziness also often occur...
According to traditional medicine, dizziness is described in vertigo.
Dizziness is the feeling of being unsteady, like standing on a tilted board, the feeling of being unsteady, like wanting to fall to the left and then to the right, like a drunk person walking on flat ground but unable to stand firmly...
Books all write about dizziness as one of the common symptoms of oriental medicine and have specialized remedies to treat each specific disease:
- The book Su Wen Zhi Zhen Yeu Dai Luan states: "All symptoms of dizziness and wind all belong to the liver" (All symptoms of dizziness and wind all belong to the liver), treating the liver is the main thing.
- Golden Treasury Essentials (Trong Canh) records: "If there is phlegm and dampness in the lower part of the heart, the chest and ribs will be full and the eyes will be blurred" (If there is phlegm and dampness in the lower part of the heart, the chest and ribs will be full and the eyes will be blurred).
- Dan Khe Tam Phap also states: "No phlegm, no dizziness" (No phlegm, no illusion), treating phlegm is the main thing.
- "He Jian Liu Shu" also records: "Wind and fire are both yang, yang often transforms, yang dominates movement, two yang (wind and fire) interact with each other, will cause rotation" (wind and fire are both yang, yang often transforms, yang dominates movement, two yangs interact, then become a flow), curing fire is the key.
- Canh Nhac Toan Thu records: "Without deficiency, there is no dizziness" (without deficiency, there is no dizziness), treating deficiency is the key.
Traditional Chinese medicine divides dizziness into four types: Liver yang rising, phlegm and turbidity blocking the middle burner, kidney essence deficiency, and qi and blood deficiency. Each type has its own specific treatment.
1. Dizziness due to liver yang rising
- Symptom:Dizziness, tinnitus, headache, eye strain, if angry then dizziness, headache increases, face is sometimes red and sometimes not, irritability, little sleep, many dreams, bitter mouth, red tongue with yellow coating, deep pulse.
- Treatment:Calm the liver, calm the wind.
- Prescription - Gastrodia elata root extract includes: Gastrodia elata 12g, Uncaria rhynchophylla 12g, Poria cocos 10g, Mulberry bark 12g, Eucommia ulmoides 15g, Scutellaria baicalensis 10g, Achyranthes root 10g, Poria cocos 12g, Cassia seed 10g, Motherwort 10g, Poria cocos 12g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2 times after meals. Drink while the medicine is still warm.
Drug analysis:Gastrodia elata and Uncaria rhynchophylla calm the liver and relieve wind, and are the main ingredients for treating dizziness. Eucommia ulmoides, Poria cocos, Mulberry bark, and Cassia seed treat dizziness and at the same time nourish kidney essence and act as spirit. Scutellaria baicalensis clears heat in the upper burner, and the remaining ingredients are the envoys.
2. The body is dry and flaky
- Symptom:Dizziness, heavy head, chest and upper abdomen congestion, nausea, vomiting, little appetite, much sleep, dirty white moss, thin pulse.
- Treatment:Apples help to eliminate phlegm, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach.
- Prescription - Ban ha bach truật thiên ma thang includes:Pinellia ternata 8g, Gastrodia elata 10g, Poria cocos 10g, tangerine peel 8g, Atractylodes macrocephala 12g, licorice 6g, 3 jujubes, 3 slices of ginger. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Drink while the medicine is still warm.
Drug analysis:Pinellia Gastrodiae expels wind and phlegm, Atractylodes macrocephala and Poria cocos strengthen the spleen and regulate dampness, Tangerine peel expels dampness, dissolves phlegm and promotes qi, Licorice, jujube and ginger harmonize the medicinal properties, replenish qi and promote qi.
3. Kidney essence deficiency
- Symptom:Dizziness, mental fatigue, forgetfulness, back pain, weak legs, spermatorrhea, tinnitus, insomnia, many dreams.
- Treatment:Kidney tonic and essence tonic. For kidney yang deficiency, use the prescription Huu Quy Hoan, for kidney yin deficiency, use the prescription Luc Vi Tri Ba.
+ The medicine 'Huu quy hoan':Prepared rehmannia 12g, Chinese yam 16g, cornus 12g, wolfberry 8g, eucommia ulmoides 12g, cistanche 6g, processed aconite 3g, cinnamon 3g, angelica 16g, and ban long extract 5g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Drink while the medicine is still warm.
Kidney tonic, cures dizziness.
+ The article "Six wise men": Rehmannia glutinosa 16g, Chinese yam 12g, Cornus officinalis 12g, Moutan bark 8g, Poria cocos 8g, Alisma orientalis 8g, Anemarrhena asper 10g, Phellodendron amurense 8g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Drink while the medicine is still warm.
Effects of nourishing yin and kidney, clearing heat and treating dizziness.
4. Qi and blood deficiency
- Symptom:Dizziness, increased movement, pale complexion, insomnia, fatigue, laziness, poor appetite, pale tongue, weak pulse.
- Treatment:Nourish blood and qi, strengthen spleen and calm the mind.
- The 'Ten perfect tonic' medicine includes:12g Codonopsis pilosula, 12g Poria cocos, 12g Atractylodes macrocephala, 12g Licorice, 12g Rehmannia glutinosa, 12g White peony root, 12g Ligusticum wallichii, 12g Angelica dahurica, 12g Astragalus root, 4g Cinnamon. Boil and drink 1 dose per day, divided into 2-3 times. Drink while the medicine is still warm.
In which, rehmannia glutinosa, ligusticum wallichii, angelica sinensis, and white peony nourish blood; codonopsis pilosula, poria cocos, atractylodes macrocephala, and licorice nourish qi; astragalus root and cinnamon strengthen and enhance the effect of nourishing qi and blood./.
