Liver-Yang rising occurs in a context of Yin deficiency. This deficiency fails to control Yang and makes the terrain vulnerable to acute and sudden surges of energy to the head. A stroke may occur. See also Wind stroke

Causes

Liver-Yang rising:

• Emotional: anger, resentment...
• Liver-Qi stagnation that over time consumes Yin
• Kidney-Yin deficiency, Liver, or both

Symptoms

• Sudden loss of consciousness
• Hemiplegia, aphasia, deviation of the mouth
• Head pain and swelling
• Vertigo as if in a boat
• Tremor
• Instability
• Nervousness and impatience
• Numbness of the limbs
• Red face
• Dry mouth
• Tinnitus
• Dry and red eyes
• Red tongue, deviated
• Wiry pulse and rapid

Treatment

• GV-26: acute wind, helps reconnect Yin and Yang
• GB-20; GV-16: expels wind
• Treat the cause: nourish Liver and Kidney Yin, descend Yang. KI-10, SP-6

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