HERB FORMULAS

HEMIPLEGIA #5

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma 6-12g Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver, subdues Rising Liver Yang, alleviates pain and stops spasms and tremors.
With Gou Teng, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind.
With Chuan Xiong, for overwhelming attacks of Wind leading to migraines and dizziness so severe that the person feels as if they are about to fall over.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng 10-15g Extinguishes Wind, alleviates spasms, drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang.
With Tian Ma and Quan Xie, for convulsions due to Liver Wind.
With Tian Ma, Shi Jue Ming and Quan Xie, for eclampsia due to Liver Wind.
Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming 15-30g Drains Liver Fire, pacifies the Liver, anchors and sedates Liver Yang and calms Internal Wind.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10-20g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15-30g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin Nourishes the Blood.
Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng 15-30g Nourishes the Heart Yin and Blood, calms the Spirit, unblocks the channels and dispels Wind-Dampness.
Scorpio Quan Xie 6-10g Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.
With Gou Teng, for seizures, convulsions spasms, tics, hemiplegia due to Wind-Stroke, numbness and pain in the limbs, and stubborn migraines or trigeminal neuralgia from Liver Wind or Liver Yang Rising.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 15-30g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 15-30g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and benefits the joints.
Fr. Liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong 10-15g Promotes the movement of Qi, invigorates the Blood, unblocks the channels, expels Wind and promotes water metabolism.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Pacifies the Liver
  • Subdues Yang
  • Extinguishes Wind
  • Stops spasms
  • Stops pain

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Yang Rising

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hemiplegia
  • The affected limbs are rigid and contracted
  • Dizziness
  • Impaired vision
  • Night blindness
  • Tinnitus
  • Irascibility
  • Throbbing headache with distended feeling
  • Flushed face
  • Agitation
  • Blurred vision
  • Red, dry eyes with feeling of grit in eye
  • Dry mouth and throat with bitter taste in mouth
  • Palpitations
  • Headache
  • Nervousness
  • Insomnia with much dreaming
  • Dry throat
  • Thirst
  • Five Sole Heat (palms, soles and center of chest)
  • Night sweats
  • Light or late menses or
  • Amenorrhea
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None or Yellow
  • P: Thready and wiry or Wiry and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For mouth and face awry: For a rigid tongue and difficulty speaking:
+ 10-15g Rz. Typhonii Preparatum Zhi Bai Fu Zi + 10-15g Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 10-15g Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can + 6-10g Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi
For constipation:
+ 6-10g Scolopendra Wu Gong + 15-30g Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ 6-10g Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui + 10-15g Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren
+ 10-15g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 6-10g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng + 3g Fol. Sennae Fan Xie Ye
For urinary retention:
+ 30-60g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu + 30-60g Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
For urinary incontinence: For cold limbs:
+ 10-15g Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Yi Zhi Ren + 15-30g Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi