Full-Heat in the Liver. The fire ascends and heats the blood, which extravasates.

Symptoms

• Irritability, nervousness, sudden attacks of anger
• Headache (in the area of the vertex and at the temple, throbbing at the temple)
• Vertigo
• Bitter taste
• Dry throat
• Red face, congested eyes
• Tinnitus, deafness
• Hypochondriac pain
• Insomnia
• Constipation with dry stools
• Dark urine
• Vomiting of blood
• Epistaxis (nosebleed)
• Metrorragia, hypermenorrhea, excessive menstrual hemorrhage
• Red tongue with yellow and dry coating
• Tight and rapid pulse.

Causes

1. Injury of the Seven Emotions
2. Liver-Qi stagnation
3. Medications or foods
4. Alcohol, drugs

Treatment

Drain the fire, drain the liver:

• KI-1, LR-2, LR-3, LR-1; ST-41;
• LI-4: drain fire; GB: headache;
• PC-7 + PC-8: anxiety; anger, drain the child