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Pattern factsheet
Chinese name: 肝风内动 - 血虚生风
Pinyin name: Gān Fēng Nèi Dòng - Xuè Xū Shēng Fēng
Associated TCM concepts: Liver Wind Liver Blood Deficiency
Diagnosis
If there is Liver Blood Deficiency, especially if the condition lasts a long time without being treated, the Blood vessels become 'empty' and the space is taken over by Internal Wind. Like an empty building will often get a lot of wind in its corridors, the concept here is the same.
This kind of Wind is less severe compared to the one caused by Internal Fire. Patients typically get tremors, same for all Internal Wind patterns, but in this case they are less important.
The treatment principle is to nourish Liver-Blood and extinguish Wind.
Diagnosing Liver Wind agitating Internally due to Liver Blood Deficiency
The Liver is a so-called "Zang" Organ. Learn more about the Liver in Chinese Medicine
Pulse type(s): Wiry (Xian) or fine (Xi)
Tongue color: Pale
Possible symptoms: Tremor Insomnia Dizziness Headaches No period Dry throat Facial tic Poor memory Hypertension Blurred vision Scanty periods Numbness in the limbs
Diagnosing a pattern in Chinese Medicine is no easy feat and should be left to professional practitioners.
In particular one has to know how to differentiate between different types of pulses and tongue coatings, shapes and colors. Here patients with Liver Wind agitating Internally due to Liver Blood Deficiency will tend to exhibit wiry (Xian) or fine (Xi) pulses as well as a pale tongue.
Practitioners also learn to read from a long list of seemingly unrelated symptoms. Here patients with Liver Wind agitating Internally due to Liver Blood Deficiency might experience symptoms like tremor, numbness in the limbs, dizziness and headaches (full list here above).
Herbal formulas used to treat Liver Wind agitating Internally due to Liver Blood Deficiency
E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
Source date: the Qing dynasty
Number of ingredients: 10 herbs
Key actions: Nourishes Yin. Nourishes Blood. Calms the Liver. Extinguishes Wind.
Formula summary
E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang is a 10-ingredient Chinese Medicine formula with Donkey-Hide Gelatin (E Jiao) and Chicken Egg Yolks (Ji Zi Huang) as principal ingredients. Invented in the Qing dynasty, it belongs to the category of formulas that pacify and extinguish Internal Wind.
Diet recommendations
Same diet suggestion as under Liver Blood Deficiency. It is recommended to take lamb, clang gui and ginger soup, bone soups, milk, black and aduki beans, congee, all cooked foods. Also be careful to not skip meals.