A remedy for dizziness and tinnitus.

Dizziness and tinnitus fall under the category of vertigo in traditional Chinese medicine. The causes are attributed to deficiency of liver and kidney yin, liver blood deficiency (deficiency syndrome), or excessive liver yang, liver fire, and phlegm-dampness (excess syndrome). Modern medicine attributes the causes to vestibular disorders, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, anemia, etc. The following are some herbal remedies for each type.

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Can lung disease

This condition is caused by excessive liver yang, excessive liver fire, and deficiency of liver and kidney yin. It is commonly seen in people with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and sympathetic nervous system disorders. Patients exhibit symptoms such as dizziness, tinnitus, dry and bitter mouth, vomiting, irritability, a red tongue tip, and a thready, rapid pulse. Treatment involves calming the liver and suppressing wind, subduing yang, or tonifying kidney yin and liver blood while subduing yang. One of the following prescriptions can be used:

Recipe 1: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin: Tian Ma 12g, Gou Teng 16g, Fu Ling 12g, Sang Ji Sheng 16g, Ye Jiao Teng 12g, Huang Qin 12g, Zhi Zi 8g, Shi Jue Ming 20g. Decoction to be taken once a day.

Lesson 2: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang: Used for patients with hypertension causing dizziness, irritability, insomnia, reddish urine, constipation, yellow tongue coating, and a tense, rapid pulse (due to excessive liver fire): Gentiana scabra 12g, Scutellaria baicalensis 12g, Gardenia jasminoides 12g, Bupleurum chinense 16g, Angelica sinensis 8g, Akebia quinata 12g, Plantago major 16g, Alisma orientalis 8g, Lumbricus terrestris 12g, raw oyster shell 16g. Decoction to be taken once a day.

Low phlegm

The patient presents with symptoms such as obesity, dizziness, nausea, palpitations, restless sleep with vivid dreams, poor appetite, morning phlegm, bland taste in the mouth, swollen tongue with sticky coating, and a rapid pulse. The treatment aims to resolve dampness and eliminate phlegm. Use a modified version of the Er Chen Tang formula: tangerine peel 8g, processed pinellia ternata 8g, Poria cocos 8g, licorice 4g. Decoction to be taken once daily.

If you have a bitter taste in your mouth, a dry tongue, yellow urine, irritability, and constipation, add 8g of bamboo pith, 12g of citrus aurantium, 8g of earthworm, 8g of calamus, and 12g of white peony root.

If the tongue coating is white and sticky, there is loose stool, and no thirst, add 16g of Codonopsis pilosula, 12g of Atractylodes macrocephala, and 8g of Alisma orientalis.

Blood deficiency

Commonly seen in people with anemia and arteriosclerosis. Patients exhibit pale or yellowish complexion, dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, fatigue, forgetfulness, poor appetite, irregular menstruation, scanty and pale menstrual flow, pale tongue with little coating, and a weak, thready pulse. The following herbal remedy is used:

Recipe 1: Rehmannia glutinosa 16g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 12g, Lycium barbarum 12g, Polygonum multiflorum 16g, Loranthus parasiticus 16g, Achyranthes bidentata 12g, Longan 12g, Eclipta prostrata 12g, Dioscorea opposita 12g. Decoction to be taken once a day.

Recipe 2: Modified Eight Treasures Decoction: Rehmannia glutinosa 12g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 8g, Angelica sinensis 8g, Paeonia lactiflora 12g, Codonopsis pilosula 16g, Atractylodes macrocephala 12g, Poria cocos 8g, Glycyrrhiza glabra 4g, Lumbricus terrestris 12g, raw oyster shell 16g, Gypsum fibrosum 20g, Loranthus parasiticus 16g. Decoction to be taken once a day.

Lesson 3: Modified Si Wu Tang (Four-Ingredient Decoction): Rehmannia glutinosa 12g, Ligusticum chuanxiong 8g, Angelica sinensis 12g, Paeonia lactiflora 12g, Loranthus parasiticus 16g, Lycium barbarum 12g, Longan 12g, Polygonum multiflorum 16g, Colla corii asini 8g, Achyranthes bidentata 2g. Decoction to be taken once a day.

To enhance the effectiveness of treatment, massage the following acupoints daily: Neiguan, Shenmen, Fengchi, Dingchuan, Sanyinjiao, and Hegu. Massage each acupoint for 1-2 minutes, once or twice a day.

If the cause is liver wind, add the Taichong acupoint.

If the cause is phlegm accumulation, add the Fenglong and Zusanli acupoints.

If the cause is blood deficiency, add the spleen shu, diaphragm shu, and gao huang acupoints.

Acupuncture point location

Neiguan (Internal Meridian): Located two inches above the wrist crease, between the tendons of the large and small palmar muscles.

Shenmen: Located on the ulnar side, on the wrist crease, in the depression near the outer edge of the anterior ulnar muscle tendon and the outer corner of the upper edge of the ulna.

Fengchi: Located in the depression where the inner edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the outer edge of the trapezius muscle attach to the base of the skull.

Asthma measurement: Measure 1 inch laterally from the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra.

Sanyinjiao: Located near the posterior-inner border of the tibia, 3 cun (approximately 30 cm) above the highest point of the inner ankle bone.

Hegu (Mekong Valley): Close your index finger and thumb together; the acupoint is at the highest point of the muscle between the index finger and thumb.

Taichong: Located 1.5 cun (approximately 36 cm) above the space between the first and second toes, the acupoint is in the depression formed by the ends of the first and second toe bones.

Phong Long: The top of the outer ankle bone rises 8 inches.

Túc tam lý: Place your palm on the middle of your knee, with your middle finger touching the tibia (shinbone). From there, move slightly outwards to find the acupoint.

Spleen meridian point: Below the 11th spinal process, 1.5 cun laterally.

Method of measurement: Below the spinous process of the 7th lumbar vertebra, measure 1.5 cun laterally.

High altitude: Below the 4th spinal vertebra, measured 3 inches horizontally.

According to Health and Life