HERB FORMULAS

LU TONG YIN - 颅痛饮 - SKULL PAIN DRINK

English: Skull Pain Drink
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming 50g Drains Liver Fire, pacifies the Liver and anchors and sedates Liver Yang.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng 30g Extinguishes Wind, drains Liver Heat, pacifies Liver Yang and releases the Exterior.
with Quan Xie, for stubborn migraines or trigeminal neuralgia from Liver Wind or Liver Yang Rising.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 30g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold and Shao Yin Cold headaches.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 20g Calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin 3g Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold and alleviates pain.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 15g Expels Wind, dispels Cold and alleviates pain.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold induced headaches, sinus headaches, orbital headaches and toothache aggravated by cold air.
With Chuan Xiong, for headaches.
Scorpio Quan Xie 3g Extinguishes Wind and stops pain.
With Wu Gong, for stubborn migraines.
Scolopendra Wu Gong 3g Extinguishes Wind, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Drains Liver Fire
  • Pacifies the Liver
  • Anchors and sedates Liver Yang
  • Extinguishes Wind
  • Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Promotes the movement of Qi
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold with Liver Wind

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Acute migraine headache

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS