HERB FORMULAS

PARKINSON'S #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 20g Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes the Blood, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Ru Xiang, for Blood Stasis causing swelling and pain.
Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi 15g Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang and clears Liver Fire.
Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming 15g Drains Liver Fire, calms the Liver, anchors and sedates Liver Yang and calms Internal Wind.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 15g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Gan Cao, for muscle spasms, pain and numbness, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi 12g Dredges Liver Qi, releases Stagnation and stops pain.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 12g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi and
alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, tonifies the Blood and moves Qi.
Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma 9g Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver, stops spasms and tremors and alleviates pain.
With Gou Teng, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind.
With Gou Teng, Shi Jue Ming and Niu Xi, for Dizziness and headache due to Liver Yang Rising.
With Niu Xi and Sang Ji Sheng, for numbness and weakness of the extremities.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng 9g Extinguishes Wind and alleviates spasms.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 9g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints.
With Sang Ji Sheng and Gou Teng, for Liver Yang Rising with blurred vision, headache, and dizziness.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and alleviates pain.
With Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for symptoms associated with Blood Stasis.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Dan Shen and Mo Yao, for pain due to Blood Stasis in the extremities.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 9g Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow and alleviates pain.
Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 9g Promotes Blood flow, promotes the movement of Qi and and disperses Wind.
With Yu Jin, for Qi, Blood or Phlegm Stagnation.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 6g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, relaxes the sinews, invigorates the channels and alleviates
pain.
With Mo Yao, for Blood Stasis obstructing the channels.
Myrrh Mo Yao 6g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
With Ru Xiang, disseminates and unblocks the organs and dredges the channels and collaterals to treat epigastric, flank, abdominal and joint pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 6g Moderates spasms, alleviates pain, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Bai Shao, moderates spasms and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Calms the Liver
  • Extinguishes Wind
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Unblocks the channels

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Head, lower jaw, hands and feet shaking
  • Worse at night and at rest
  • Inhibited bending and stretching
  • Fixed pain and numbness in the body and/or limbs
  • Irritability
  • T: Purplish or dark with petechiae
  • C: White
  • P: Thready, wiry and choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Liver Stagnation Transforming into Heat: For Blood Deficiency:
+ 15g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + More (30g) Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For Liver and Spleen Disharmony: For Liver and Stomach Disharmony:
+ 20g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + 9g Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ 20g Poria Fu Ling + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For severe fixed pain:
+ 15g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng + 9g Flos Inulae Xuan Fu Hua
For twitching sinews and flesh or severe tremors: For inhibited bending and stretching:
+ 15g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Di Long
+ 12g Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li
+ 3g Scorpio Quan Xie + 15g Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
+ 3g Scolopendra Wu Gong + 2g Agkistrodon/ Bungarus Bai Hua She
+ More (30g) Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
For pain and numbness of the upper limbs:
For pain and numbness of the lower limbs: + 9g Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang
+ 9g Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua
For generalized pain:    
+ 12g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian