HERB FORMULAS

CERVICAL SPONSYLOSIS #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 12g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Flos Inulae Xuan Fu Hua 12g Expels Phlegm and removes pathogenic water.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for congested fluids.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 12g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 12g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, dissipates nodules and reduces Stagnation.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubrum Chi Shao 12g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and relieves pain.
Poria Fu Ling 15g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
With Zhi Ban Xia, treats Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 6g Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold and adjusts the Ying and Wei, normalizing the flow of Qi at the center.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for Phlegm-Dampness.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Damp
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Breaks up Stasis
  • Unblocks the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm and Blood Stagnation with Blood Stagnation more pronounced

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Head, neck, shoulder, upper back and upper arm aching and pain
  • Severe lancinating pain
  • Fixed pain
  • Pain worse at night and better during the day
  • Pain worse with pressure
  • Dizziness
  • Heaviness of the head with a wrapping sensation
  • Cramping of the four limbs
  • Vexation
  • Agitation
  • Palpitations
  • Chest oppression
  • Distention of the flanks
  • Dry mouth
  • Poor appetite
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Loose or sticky stools
  • A feeling of obstruction in the throat
  • Coughing with copious sputum
  • Abdominal and epigastric fullness and distention
  • The fingernails are cyanosed, sunken, concave and lack luster
  • Dry, itchy skin
  • The arm may be contracted
  • Maybe heaviness, numbness, coldness and/or edema of the limbs
  • Severe cases:
    Mental and spiritual confusion
    Loss of consciousness
  • T: Swollen
  • C: White and greasy
  • P: Soft or Deep and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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