HERB FORMULAS

PARKINSON'S #2

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 20g Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Dampness.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 20g Calms the Liver, benefits Yin, anchors Floating Yang and prevents leakage of fluids.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Nourishes the Blood and Jing and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Niu Xi, powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 15g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenor-rhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
With Gan Cao, for muscle spasms, pain and numbness, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency.
Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming 15g Drains Liver Fire, pacifies the Liver, anchors and sedates Liver Yang and calms Internal Wind.
With Mu Li, for headache and dizziness associated with Yin Deficiency and Rising Yang patterns.
With Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao and Mu Li, for Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies with Yang Rising.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for impaired vision due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 9g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
With Mu Li, for sweating.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 9g Extinguishes Wind and stops spasms and convulsions.
Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma 9g Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver, subdues Rising Liver Yang, stops spasms and tremors and alleviates pain.
With Niu Xi and Sang Ji Sheng, for numb-ness and weakness of the extremities.
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.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
With Gan Cao, moderates spasms and relieves abdominal 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.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Pacifies the Liver
  • Subdues Yang
  • Extinguishes Wind

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Wind Stirring Internally: Liver Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising Generates Wind

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fatigue
  • Muscle spasms with alternating flexion and extension of the extremities
  • Tremors of the hands and feet or lower jaw
  • Muscular stiffness
  • Aching pain and numbness of the four extremities
  • The pain is worse with rest and better with movement
  • Instability walking
  • Possible difficulty swallowing
  • Prostration
  • Clonic convulsions
  • Dizziness - worse with stress or anger
  • Impaired vision
  • Night blindness
  • Dark circles under the eyes
  • Tinnitus
  • Irascibility
  • Throbbing headache with distended feeling
  • Flushed face
  • 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
  • Constipation
  • T: Red and dry or Deep red or Red and quivering
  • C: Little or None or Thin or Peeled
  • P: Thready and wiry or Wiry and rapid (when Yang is Rising and Excess, pulse is forceful or Thready and rapid when Yang is not prominent) or Weak and faint

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Qi Deficiency with slow, difficult movement, lassitude and fatigue: For Liver Qi Stagnation:
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi For Blood Stagnation:
+ 9g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 9g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 9g Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For a headache and dizziness:
+ 9g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng For dry, rough eyes, photophobia and blurred vision:
+ 9g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 20g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
For numbness: + 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi
+ 20g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng + 9g Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi
+ 9g Fr. Luffae Si Gua Luo For a quick temper and irritability due to depressive Heat:
For profuse urination due to Kidney Qi Deficiency:
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 15g Fr. Rosae Laevigatae Jin Ying Zi + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ 15g Fr. Rubi Fu Pen Zi + 9g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 15g Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi + 9g Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
For a dry mouth and thirst: + 1g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 15g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen    
+ 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong