Headaches due to Liver Wind (Migraine)

Headaches due to Liver Wind (Migrai...

Posted by ming , On Dezembro 14, 2010 , in Medicina Chinesa , No Comments

Location of headache: Likely at the temples or behind the eyes. This headache may be described as a migraine as well.
May also be associated with tight shoulders as the GB channel passes through the trapezius muscle.

Herb Formula: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Gastroidia and Uncaria Decoction)
Tongue Appearance: Liver Wind doesn’t have a very dramatic tongue appearance associated with it, unless the tongue is deviated to one side or the other. If this is the case. please read “cautions and warnings” below. Liver wind could also produce a trembling tongue which is a tongue that moves and shakes when you stick it out. I hesitate to include this information because in many cases, the trembling tongue only indicates that one is not used to sticking out their tongue.

Internal heat is what commonly causes Liver Wind, and so we’ll more often look for signs of heat on the tongue to support the diagnosis of Liver Wind. The first indication of heat is a tongue that is more red than usual. If necessary, compare the tongue color to other adults who are in good health to find out what is normal pink and what is pathological red. Don’t compare the tongue to children, their tongues tend to be redder than adults as they run hot as a normal condition.

Other indications of heat that can lead to Liver Wind include a yellow tongue coating.

Finally, red dots on the tongue can also indicate internal heat. You may find these spots specifically on one or both sides of the tongue as is indicated in the bottom image to the right. The lateral edges of the tongue are associated with the (TCM concept of the) Liver. When the Liver gets hot or angry as the case may be, it can generate wind which is what this headache is all about. Think of this as a bonfire that generates a strong updraft in your body.
Explanation: This formula is commonly associated with stress, rage or anger. Emotions tend to effect the Liver organ as defined by traditional Chinese medicine. That’s not exactly the same liver as we think of in biomedicine, the TCM Liver is more associated with the peripheral nervous system, hormones, and even the blood pressure. At any rate, once the TCM Liver gets angry itbegins to get hot and give off heat and wind. This wind rises up into the head, often times following the trajectory of the Gall Bladder channel. Wind is a funny name for neurological issues, but not when you look at how it effects the body when it gets really significant. Headache is only the first symptom. When wind becomes more pronounced it can give rise to convulsions or even a coma when it gets completely out of control. If your headaches are associated with high blood pressure, you’re probably looking at one of the better formulas for you. There are others too, but at least this article can get you thinking in herbal terms. Because hypertension is a deadly disease, it is important that you work with an herbalist licensed in TCM herbal medicines so that you can get the right formula. You don’t want this internal wind or your blood pressure to go unaddressed, or addressed incorrectly.

Other symptoms: vertigo, paralysis or convulsions, trembling movement of the tongue, insomnia, coma, deviation of the mouth and eyes, or deviation of the tongue (when you stick it out, it doesn’t stick out straight ahead, but to one side or the other), hemiplegia.

Applicable diseases: Hypertension (high blood pressure), puerperal eclampsia, hemiplegia, trigeminal neuralgia.
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