HERB FORMULAS

DEMENTIA #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Chen Pi, for Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Fu Ling, for Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 6g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Cang Zhu and Fu Ling, for a thick white tongue coat with no desire to drink.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, resolves Phlegm, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness and tonifies the Spleen.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 9g Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit, transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Zhi Tian Nan Xing and Zhi Ban Xia, for Wind-Stroke from Phlegm Blocking the Heart Orifices with muddled consciousness and a stiff tongue with aphasia.
Sm. Sinapis Bai Jie Zi 9g Warms the Lungs, regulates Qi and expels Phlegm.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 9g Dries Dampness and expels Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Shi Chang Pu, for Phlegm turbidity deranging the orifices of the head and veiling them leading to seizures and convulsions.
With Cang Zhu, for Wind-Damp painful obstruction.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Opens the Orifices

SYNDROMES

  • Turbid Phlegm Blocking the Orifices

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dull appearance
  • Dementia
  • Slow response
  • Poor memory
  • Muttering to oneself
  • Stuffy chest
  • Anorexia
  • Excessive, sticky salivation
  • T: Pale
  • C: Sticky and white
  • P: Soft and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For headache and vertigo: For numbness and tremors of the limbs:
+ Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma + Scorpio Quan Xie
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng + Scolopendra Wu Gong
+ Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
For hemiplegia:    
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren    
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua    
+ Pheretima Di Long    
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao