Dizziness Due to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis, July 22, 1977

Dizziness Due to Cerebral Arteriosclerosis, July 22, 1977

This condition is a difficult-to-treat illness, often affecting middle-aged and older intellectual workers with high blood lipids, whose fundus examinations show signs of arteriosclerosis, and who complain of dizziness that worsens with movement. In the summer of Ding Si, the author treated Mr. Zhu from the Baiyin Vegetable Company for this condition, using Er Xian Tang combined with Bai Ci Li and Shi Jue Ming, and five doses led to complete recovery. Er Xian Tang is a formula that balances yin and yang; the ingredients such as Xian Mao, Yin Yang Huo, and Ba Ji Tian are powerful yang-tonifying herbs, while Zhi Mu and Huang Bo are important yin-nourishing herbs. Dang Gui replenishes blood and promotes circulation, combining stillness with movement and seeking treatment amidst chaos—truly an excellent method. Blood lipids are like shadows, and these shadows accumulate in the blood, requiring sunlight to disperse. The yang-tonifying herbs in the formula “use fire to eliminate shadows,” but excessive yang can cause dizziness, which, from a modern medical perspective, may indicate hypertension. Therefore, Zhi and Bai are used to “strengthen water to control sunlight”—this is a counteracting therapy.