Internal Wind agitating due to Liver Yang Rising

Internal Wind agitating due to Liver Yang Rising" is a Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnostic pattern, not a molecular or pharmacological target. It describes a syndrome characterized by symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, and, in severe cases, tremors or convulsions. According to TCM, it occurs when the body's Yin (cooling, nourishing aspect) is deficient and unable to restrain Liver Yang (active, rising energy), causing Yang energy to ascend excessively and generate internal movement or "Wind." This "Wind" leads to symptoms involving movement or agitation, particularly in the head and upper body[1][2][5][6][7]. The syndrome is commonly treated in TCM with herbal formulas (e.g., Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan), acupuncture, and lifestyle modification. It is not recognized in biomedical science as a discrete entity, molecular target, or disease mechanism. This TCM syndrome cannot be mapped to a "target" in the molecular pharmacological sense. For structured biomedical or drug discovery use, this entry is non-actionable, and its inclusion as a canonical target is incorrect.

Other names

Liver Yang Rising with Internal WindInternal Wind (Liver Yang Rising)Liver Yang Rising syndromeArrogant Liver Yang肝阳上亢 (Gān Yáng Shàng Kàng)