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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Pathophysiology |
Maybe acute or chronic.
When acute will have history of head trauma. When chronic there is often a long history of Liver Qi stagnation (and Frequent depression). The presence of stagnant Blood obstructs the free movement of Qi and Blood and the distribution of Yin and Yang. |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Clinical Features |
-dizziness
-stubborn headache that is fixed and boring -forgetfulness -insomnia, restless sleep -palpitations -depression, low spirits, irritibility, mood swings -dark or purplish lips, complexion or scelra, dark rings under eyes, or spider naevi on cheeks and nose T-purplish or dark with brown or purple petichial spots P-wiry and choppy |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Treatment Principle and Prescription |
TP: Invigorate blood, eliminate Blood stasis.
Regulate Qi and clear the channels RX: XUE FU ZU YU TANG sheng di 12 tao ren 12 hong hua 9 chuan niu xi 9 dang gui 9 chi shao 9 chuan xiong 6 zhi ke 6 jie geng 6 chai hu 6 gan cao 3 |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Modifications for: -with Qi deficiency -With Cold -With bone steaming fever |
With Qi def:
-tiredness -easy sweating -short of breath + Huang Qi 24-30 to tonify Qi and move Blood With Cold: + Zhi Fu Zi 6 (30mins before) + Gui Zhi With Bone steaming fever delete chai hu, jie geng and zhi ke + mu dan pi 9 zhi mu 9 huang bai 9 |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Variation Postpartum occurence |
postpartum dizziness with signs of Blood Stasis may be a result of incomplete discharge due to obstruction of chong mai qi downwards by retained birth products; causing obstructed qi that accumulates in lower jiao to rebel upwards towards the head.
Correct TP is to gently move stagnant blood and regulate qi and Blood with RX: QING HUN SAN modified ren shen 9 jing jie 9 ze lan 9 dang gui 9 yan hu suo 9 mo yao 6 chuan xiong 6 gan cao 3 |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Patent Medicine |
XUE FU ZHU YU TANG
sheng di 12 tao ren 12 hong hua 9 chuan niu xi 9 dang gui 9 chi shao 9 chuan xiong 6 zhi ke 6 jie geng 6 chai hu 6 gan cao 3 |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Acupuncture |
Ah Shi points on the head
Ge Shu BL17 San Yin Jiao SP6 (-) He Gu LI4 (-) Zhong Du LV4 (-) Tai Chong LV3 (-) Yang Lao SI6 (-) |
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Dizziness due to Blood Stagnation
Clinical Notes |
This pattern may be associated with post traumatic shock syndrome, post concussion syndrome, tumours, chronic depression or chronic migraines
- Acute cases generally respond well depending on the severity of the trauma -Chronic Cases can be difficult to treat successfully |
