HERB FORMULAS

PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 30g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 15g 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.
Poria Fu Ling 12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Gui Zhi, warms and transforms fluids, unblocks Yang and promotes urination.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 12g Tonifies the Spleen and nourishes Stomach Yin.
Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 12g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain.
Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan 12g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, promotes the movement of Blood and alleviates pain.
Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua 12g Relaxes the sinews, increases Qi and Blood circulation and unblocks the channels.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9g Warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain and warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Tonifies Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Paralysis of the four extremities which is more severe in the lower limbs
  • Swelling and distention of the hands and feet
  • Poor appetite
  • Abdominal distention
  • Muscular cramping and pain
  • Possible emaciation
  • A sallow, yellow lusterless facial complexion
  • Loose stools
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white
  • P:Thready and forceless

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For muscular cramping and pain: For swelling and distention of the hands and feet:
+ 9g Olibanum Ru Xiang
+ 9g Myrrh Mo Yao + 12g Rz. Trachelospermi Luo Shi Teng
+ 3g Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin
For thirst with red tongue and a dry, yellow coat: + 12g Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Bei Xie
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi    
- Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi    
- Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii Qiang Huo    
+ 30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang    
+ 30g Ram. Mori Sang Zhi    
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao    
+ 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong    
+ 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen    
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao