The effects of herbs that subdue the liver and extinguish wind
Recently, I've been experiencing frequent twitching in certain parts of my body. My doctor diagnosed it as spasms and prescribed a liver-soothing and wind-extinguishing medication. May I ask, what are the effects of liver-soothing and wind-extinguishing medications?
Doctor's answer (1)
Antihypertensive and anticonvulsant herbs are a category of drugs with significant pharmacological effects, primarily used to treat conditions such as hyperactivity of liver yang and internal stirring of liver wind. Their therapeutic effects mainly include the following aspects:
1. Calming the liver and subduing hyperactive yang: These herbs effectively alleviate symptoms caused by hyperactivity of liver yang, such as dizziness, headache, and tinnitus, helping to restore the body's yin-yang balance.
2. Extinguishing liver wind and stopping spasms: For convulsions and muscle spasms resulting from internal stirring of liver wind, these herbs can significantly relieve or stop such symptoms, aiding patients in regaining normal physiological functions.
3. Sedating and calming the mind: Some antihypertensive and anticonvulsant herbs also possess sedative and tranquilizing properties, which help alleviate restlessness, insomnia, and other symptoms caused by illness, thereby improving patients' quality of life.
4. Clearing heat and detoxifying: Certain herbs additionally have the effect of clearing liver fire and improving vision (including resolving corneal opacity), offering therapeutic benefits for symptoms such as red, swollen, painful eyes and blurred vision due to ascending liver fire.
