HERB FORMULAS

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS #8

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 15g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach and relieves numbness and pain.
With Dang Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweating.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng 15g Invigorates and tonifies the Blood, activates the channels and relaxes the sinews.
Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia 12g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, invigorates the Blood and promotes menstruation.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 12g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and promotes the generation of Body Fluids.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian 12g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Nu Zhen Zi, for dizziness, blurred vision and premature graying of the hair due to severe Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with ascendant Yang.
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi 12g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 12g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and Strengthens the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 9g Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, clears Deficiency Fire and moistens Dryness.
With Bie Jia, for steaming bone disorder.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
With Zhi Mu, for Yin Deficiency fever with steaming bones and night sweats.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Dang Shen, for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Dang Shen, Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Boosts the Kidneys
  • Nourishes Yin

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fatigue
  • Weakness in the extremities
  • Poor appetite with scanty eating
  • Maybe abdominal distention
  • Maybe easy bruising
  • Orthostatic hypotension
  • Scanty menstruation or
  • Profuse menstruation
  • Loose stools or
  • Diarrhea
  • Tinnitus
  • Dizziness
  • Low back and knee pain and weakness
  • Maybe emaciation
  • Night sweats
  • Tidal malar flushing
  • T: Pale and swollen with a red tip or Swollen with a red tip or Swollen and red
  • C: Dry or scanty yellow
  • P: Thready, wiry and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Wind causing dizziness and vertigo: For Wind causing spasms:
+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 15g Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
+ 9g Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + 30g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 9g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng With Liver Qi Stagnation:
+ 6g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
For low back pain: + 6g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 9g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng or
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong + 9g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
With Damp-Heat diarrhea: + 9g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
- Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu For numbness and tingling:
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + 18g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
+ 6g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
With Blood Stagnation:
+ 12g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 9g Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui
+ 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 9g Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
For severely weak eyesight: For nausea due to Spleen Dampness:
+ 9g Fr. Mori Sang Shen + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 9g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
For weakness in the limbs and unsteady standing and moving: For insomnia:
+ 12g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ Cx. Acanthopanacis Wu Jia Pi
+ 12g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi For pale lips, nails and facial complexion:
+ 9g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu
With Qi Deficiency:
+ 9g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + 9g Fr. Mori Sang Shen
+ 9g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi