HERB FORMULAS

ZHI JING SAN - 止痙散 - STOP SPASMS POWDER

English: Stop Spasms Powder
Also Known As: Anticonvulsant Powder

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Scorpio Quan Xie 10-20g Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, tracks down Wind, unblocks the collaterals, attacks and relieves Fire toxins and
stops pain.
With Wu Gong, for muscle twitches of the extremities, rigidity and spasms of the entire body to the point of opisthotonis, trismus or convulsions.
Scolopendra Wu Gong 10-20g Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, attacks and relieves Fire toxins, unblocks collaterals and stops pain.
With Quan Xie, for Wind due to high fever leading to seizures and convulsions, epilepsy, stubborn migraines, Wind-Damp Bi pain and tetany.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Extinguishes Wind
  • Relieves spasms
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Wind Stirring Internally: Extreme Heat Generates Wind

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Muscle twitches of the extremities
  • Rigidity and spasms of the entire body
  • Opisthotonis
  • Cramps
  • Trismus
  • Convulsions
  • Maybe loss of consciousness
  • High fever
  • Contractures
  • Spasms
  • Neck stiffness
  • Convulsions
  • Oculogyric crises
  • Coma
  • Possibly death
  • T: Red or Deep red
  • P: Wiry and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy
  • Do not take in large doses of for an extended period of time.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind equal amounts of the ingredients into a powder. Take 0.9 to 1.4g two to four times daily with warm water.

MODIFICATIONS

For acute febrile disease generating Internal Wind:
For paralysis as a sequela to encephalitis:
+ Major Arrest Wind Pearls
Da Ding Feng Zhu
+ Fol. Mori Sang Ye
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For chronic childhood convulsions due to prolonged diarrhea and chronic Spleen Deficiency:
+ Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
+ Aconite Accessory Root Pill to Regulate the Middle
Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang
+ Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma
or
For muscle twitches and spasms due to tetanus:
+ Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
+ True Jade Powder
Yu Zhen San
For acute febrile disease:
For trigeminal neuralgia:
+ Gypsum Decoction
Shi Gao Tang
+ Four Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit
Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
+ Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For trigeminal neuralgia with severe pain:
+ Four Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit
Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
 - Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 15g Pheretima Di Long
+ 15g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 12g Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 15g Pheretima Di Long    
+ 15g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi    
+ 12g Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can    
   
+ 1g Borneolum Bing Pian