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	Calms the Spirit, Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Leaches out Dampness, Promotes urination, Quiets the Heart, Soothes the nerves, Strengthens the Spleen.
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

Senile dementia

Contraindications And 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