Extinguishing wind

Ling Yang Jiao and Gou Teng are used as chief substances to directly and intensively reduce the heat and therefore extinguish wind. 

Jiang Can and Quan Xie open up the collaterals, extinguish wind and calm convulsions. 

First, it focuses on phlegm and wind, the two main factors in a seizure attack, and on two groups of herbs selected to eliminate phlegm and extinguish wind, and which can specifically enter or work on the collaterals. 

Caution when using poisonous substances Of the substances that descend the Yang and extinguish wind of the Liver, Dai Zhe Shi (Haematitum), Quan Xie (Scorpio) and Wu Gong (Scolopendra) are poisonous, thus the dosages should be carefully controlled. 

Tian Ma is sweet and neutral, and enters the Liver meridian. It has a moderate and moist nature. It is the first-line choice to extinguish Liver-wind because it not only pacifies the Liver and extinguishes wind, and treats the manifestations (dizziness, headache, dry and tired eyes), but also treats the cause (deficiency of Liver-Yin and blood). It can remove wind-phlegm and open the collaterals, and is used to treat dizziness with nausea and vomiting. If it is combined with herbs that promote the Qi movement and blood circulation, it can treat stiffness, pain, numbness and tingling of limbs, such as in the sequelae of cerebrovascular accident. 

In traditional Chinese medicine, some worms are considered as being able to get into the small collaterals because they have the habit of drilling holes or passing through cracks. Worms that enter the Liver meridian can open the meridians and collaterals, and can therefore extinguish wind, relieve spasms and tremor, open the meridians and stop pain. 

Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang (Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction)... 

Ling Yang Jiao is salty and cold, and enters the Liver and Heart meridians. It can effectively cool the Liver and extinguish wind, and is often selected in formulas to treat excess heat in the Liver meridian, which stirs up the internal wind. 

Qing Dai and Da Qing Ye are very cold herbs. They can directly cool the blood and reduce fever so as to extinguish wind. They can be selected as chief in the formula to treat a severe condition. 

Deputy Nourish the Yin, clear heat, descend the Liver-Yang and extinguish wind... 

These three herbs have the function of nourishing the Yin. Shan Zhu Yu particularly tonifies the Liver-Yin, Mai Men Dong nourishes the Heart-Yin and Sheng Di Huang supplements the Heart-Yin and Kidney-Yin. They are used as deputies in the formula to enhance the ability of the chief to nourish the Liver-Yin and Heart-Yin, moisten dryness, relax tendons and therefore extinguish wind. 

Fu Shen is sweet, bland and neutral, and primarily enters the Heart meridian. In the formula for extinguishing wind, it can be used as assistant to calm the mind, thus smoothing the movement of Qi, and assist the function of the other herbs to relax the tendons and muscles. 

These herbs are cold in temperature and enter the Liver meridian. They are vines and are considered to particularly enter the meridians and collaterals. In the formula to extinguish wind, they are selected to relax the tendons and smooth the Qi movement and blood circulation in the collaterals so as to extinguish wind. 

Ji Zi Huang and E Jiao are used as chief to directly tonify the Yin and moisten the dryness in order to extinguish wind. 

Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao Yao, Mai Men Dong, Gui Ban and Bie Jia are used as deputies. They can nourish the Yin and clear heat. They enhance the ability of the chief to extinguish wind. 

Functions Settles the liver and extinguishes wind, enriches yin and subdues yang... 

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