What Chinese medicine can cure dizziness?

Dizziness is a relatively common symptom. There are many causes of dizziness, such as low blood sugar, poor diet, and excessive physical fatigue. Many diseases may cause symptoms of dizziness when they occur. When dizziness occurs, you should first understand what the primary disease is so that you can carry out symptomatic treatment. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, there are many causes of dizziness. Different Chinese medicines should be selected for treatment according to different symptoms.

What medicine is good for vertigo?

Vertigo is a syndrome of certain diseases, so there are many causes. Medication selection must be targeted to provide symptomatic treatment. There are many medicines for treating vertigo. Traditional Chinese medicine has obvious effect in treating vertigo. Here I will introduce to you some traditional Chinese medicine for treating vertigo.

1. Phlegm-turbidity type vertigo, the main symptoms are nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, a feeling of fullness in the head, white tongue coating, etc. At this time, it is suitable to use medicines that dry dampness and eliminate diseases, such as Gastrodia elata, tangerine peel, Atractylodes macrocephala, Pinellia ternata, Poria cocos, ginger, etc. Commonly used dietary therapies include Gastrodia elata pig brain soup, Poria cocos and Atractylodes macrocephala paste, Astragalus and lotus seed porridge, etc.

2. Vertigo caused by hyperactivity of liver yang is mainly manifested by swelling and pain in the head, taste, red tongue, and irritability. It is suitable to take medicines to remove liver fire, such as Tianma Pills, Pearl Longevity Paste, etc. Celery and lotus leaf porridge also has certain therapeutic effect.

3. Vertigo caused by phlegm accumulation turning into inflammation is a manifestation of worsening of the phlegm-turbidity type of illness, which may be manifested as tinnitus, headache, yellow tongue coating, etc. At this time, it is necessary to clear away heat and resolve phlegm. Drugs such as Pinellia, Scutellaria, Gastrodia, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, and Tangerine Peel can be used.

4. Vertigo caused by kidney deficiency is mainly caused by excessive fatigue and insufficient kidney essence. The main symptoms are tinnitus, back pain, dull skin, hair loss, etc. At this time, you can use wolfberry, walnut meat, eggs, black sesame seeds, boiled in water or made into walnut paste, which helps relieve the symptoms. Pork kidney and wolfberry porridge has the same therapeutic effect.

How to treat vertigo?

There are many ways to treat vertigo, but the key is to find out the cause, eliminate it in time, actively avoid it, and treat it symptomatically.

For acute vertigo, the patient should remain calm, then lie down or lie flat, close his eyes and rest, avoid strong light stimulation, and the symptoms will subside on their own after a few hours.

In addition to the above-mentioned traditional Chinese medicine treatments, Western medicine for the treatment of vertigo also selects different therapeutic drugs based on specific symptoms. For example, for vomiting or nausea symptoms, anti-vomiting preparations such as atropine and scopolamine are used. In severe cases, especially labyrinthitis vertigo, surgical treatment will be required.

The above is an introduction to what medicine is good for vertigo. I hope it can help everyone better understand vertigo. If you frequently experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and tinnitus, you should seek medical attention promptly. Prevention is better than cure.