Let's talk about shaking hands today. Some people's hands are shaking so much that they can't hold the cup steadily, in fact, behind this is the liver "making small movements". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver is like the "Dinghai God Needle" in our body, which is usually stable, but once there is a problem with the liver, the "needle" begins to shake, and the hand naturally shakes.

Let's talk about the first situation first, there is not enough liver blood. People with insufficient liver blood, in addition to trembling hands, are prone to dry eyes, blurred vision, poor memory, and dizziness at the slightest movement. This is like a tree, the roots are not nourished by water, and the trunk and branches are easy to shake. If the liver blood is not enough, the meridians will not be nourished, and the hands will not be stable. At this time, you have to "add some oil" to the liver to replenish the liver blood and nourish the liver yin. Prescriptions such as Gui Shao Di Huang Tang and Si Wu Tang are good choices for "refueling" the liver.

Let's talk about the second type, phlegm and dampness are blocked. People with heavy phlegm and dampness, while their hands are shaking, their mouths are still slimy, they don't want to eat, their stomachs are easy to bloat, and their tongue coating is thick and greasy. This is actually a problem with the spleen and stomach, the phlegm and dampness trap the liver qi, and the liver qi is suffocated, so it is easy to "go crazy" and the hands will shake. At this time, the phlegm and dampness must be cleared to make the liver qi smooth. Prescriptions such as Huanglian warm gall soup and pinellia Baizhu Tianma soup are the "masters" of dissolving phlegm and dispelling dampness.

The last type is too liver fire. This kind of person has a big temper, loves to get angry, and shakes even more when he is nervous, accompanied by dizziness, headache, bitterness in the mouth, and even high blood pressure. This is that the liver fire is too big, and it incites the liver wind. At this time, you have to quickly clear the liver fire and reduce the liver yang. Prescriptions such as Gastrodia hook vine drink and liver quenching soup are good helpers for the liver to "cool down".

The matter of shaking hands, to put it bluntly, is that the liver is "throwing a tantrum". We have to find out the cause and prescribe the right medicine in order to calm this "temper". So, don't underestimate the shaking hands, it may be that the liver is sending you a signal!