HERB FORMULAS

HEMIPLEGIA #4

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Typhonii Zhi Bai Fu Zi 12-15g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, expels Wind, stops spasms and stops pain.
With Jiang Can and Quan Xie, for facial paralysis and hemiplegia due to Wind-Stroke and Phlegm Obstruction of the channels and post-stroke deviation of the eyes and mouth.
Fr. Liquidamberis Lu Lu Tong 10-15g Promotes the movement of Qi, invigorates the Blood, unblocks the channels, expels Wind and promotes water metabolism.
Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum Zhi Tian Nan Xing 6-9g Dries Dampness, expels Phlegm, disperses Wind-Phlegm in the channels, stops spasms and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng, for muscular tetany.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 6-10g Expels Wind-Dampness, alleviates pain, expels Internal Wind and stops spasms.
With Zhi Tian Nan Xing, for headaches, generalized body aches and numbness due to Wind-Phlegm Obstructing the channels.
Scorpio Quan Xie 6-10g Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.
With Jiang Can, for Wind-Dampness.
With Zhi Bi Fu Zi, for facial paralysis, and involuntary facial twitching due to Wind and Phlegm.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 10-15g Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions and transforms Phlegm.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 15-30g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 60-90g Tonifies Qi and Blood and relieves numbness and pain.
With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 6-12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens Qi and Blood
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Moves Qi
  • Dries Dampness
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Extinguishes Wind
  • Stops pain

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm Obstructs the Collaterals

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hemiplegia
  • Heaviness of the limbs
  • Numbness of the limbs
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thick and greasy
  • P: Slippery and wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

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