Liver Yang Rising
Liver Yang Rising is usually a mixed root-branch pattern: the root is Yin deficiency, while the branch is upward disturbance of Yang. In exam stems it often appears with headache, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, a red tongue, scanty coating, and a wiry pulse.
Structured knowledge card
Liver Yang Rising refers to a pattern in which deficient Yin fails to anchor Yang, allowing Liver Yang to rise and disturb the head and sensory orifices.
Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency → Yang loses restraint → upward disturbance of the head.
The tongue may be red, often with scanty or thin coating. The pulse is often wiry and may also be thin or slightly rapid.
Compared with Liver Fire, it more often has deficiency signs such as scanty coat and thinner pulse. Compared with simple Liver Qi Stagnation, it shows clearer upward disturbance such as dizziness and tinnitus.
When you see dizziness, tinnitus, and scanty coating together, do not stop at stress-related Liver Qi Stagnation and do not jump too quickly to full Liver Fire.