Headache, wind heat

Ju Hua, especially the yellow Ju Hua, can also clear wind-heat from the Lung. It effectively clears heat from the Lung meridian as well as from the related Gall Bladder meridian. It is particularly selected when the heat is in the head and patients suffer from headache and painful, swollen and red eyes. 

These two herbs are warm in temperature and very effective in treating headache and pain of the eyes and orbitae, which often exist in a wind-heat syndrome, especially in fever. The dosages of these two herbs in a formula should be small to avoid changing the principal temperature of the formula. 

Headache use Bo He (Menthae herba), Man Jing Zi [Viticis fructus), Shi Gao (Gypsum) or green tea to reduce wind-heat in the head. 

Indications Wind heat, initial stage. Common cold, flus, acute bronchitis, acute tonsillitis, epidemic conjunctivitis, headache, vertigo, acute tracheitis. 

For wind heat headache with a yellow coated tongue and a rapid pulse, subtract Notopterygium and Asarum and add Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii Ju Hua), Fructus Viticis (Man Jing Zi), and Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis (Gou Teng). 

For headache due to wind heat with dizziness and vertigo, add Flos Chrysanthemi Morifolii Ju Hua), Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can), and mix-fried Radix Glycyrrhizae Zhi Gan Cao). This results in Ju Hua Cha Tiao San (Chrysanthemum Tea Regulating Powder). 

Symptoms and indications Common cold caused by wind-heat, cough, headache, gum swelling and pain, red eyes and hyperdacryosis, dim and blurred vision, diziness and vertigo... 

The weather conditions also added headaches. In winter the temperature sometimes gets below -50°F (-45°C) and may remain at -30°F (-35°C) for sustained periods. It is so cold that certain buildings need air locks to prevent excessive heat losses when people enter or leave. Many ordinary construction materials cannot withstand the temperature. The usual mastic sealing compound has to be replaced by an expensive silicone sealant. In addition to this the region has high winds and is earthquake-prone. 2... 

Gou Teng is sweet and slightly cold, and enters the Liver and Pericardium meridians. It can cool the liver, reduce the fire and relax the tendons. It is used in the condition where the Liver-heat stirs the wind so that patients suffer from dizziness, headache and irritability, and even have convulsions. As its function is not very strong, it is often used in combination with other herbs. 

Heat generates wind dizziness, headache and convulsions. 

These two herbs are light in weight and dispersing in nature. They can spread the Liver-Qi, disperse the heat and assist herbs that calm the Liver-wind. They can treat dizziness, headache and vertigo. They are used together with herbs that calm convulsions. 

Gou Teng is sweet and cold, and enters the Liver and Pericardium meridians. It has a strong function of clearing and reducing the Liver-heat, whether or not it is excess heat or empty-heat, and thus can calm the wind. It is particularly used to treat dizziness, headache, tinnitus, irritability, and red and irritated eyes. Because it enters the Pericardium meridian, it is also very effective for cooling the Heart, relaxing the tendons and calming the mind. 

This formula is able to pacify the Liver-wind, clear heat and invigorate blood. It is used for treating the common syndrome or chronic condition of Liver-wind disturbance in a condition of Liver-Yin deficiency with Liver-Yang ascending. The main symptoms are headache, dizziness, irritability and... 

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