Lu Tong Yin - 颅痛饮 - Skull Pain Drink

English:	Skull Pain Drink
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Concha Haliotidis	Shi Jue Ming	50g	Drains Liver Fire, pacifies the Liver and anchors and sedates Liver Yang.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	30g	Extinguishes Wind, drains Liver Heat, pacifies Liver Yang and releases the Exterior. With Quan Xie, for stubborn migraines or trigeminal neuralgia from Liver Wind or Liver Yang Rising.
Rx. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	30g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold and Shao Yin Cold headaches.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	20g	Calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin	3g	Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold and alleviates pain.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	15g	Expels Wind, dispels Cold and alleviates pain. With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold induced headaches, sinus headaches, orbital headaches and toothache aggravated by cold air. With Chuan Xiong, for headaches.
Scorpio	Quan Xie	3g	Extinguishes Wind and stops pain. With Wu Gong, for stubborn migraines.
Scolopendra	Wu Gong	3g	Extinguishes Wind, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain.

Formula Actions

• Drains Liver Fire
• Pacifies the Liver
• Anchors and sedates Liver Yang
• Extinguishes Wind
• Disperses Wind-Cold and Internal Cold
• Invigorates the Blood
• Promotes the movement of Qi
• Alleviates pain

Syndromes

• Wind-Cold with Liver Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Acute migraine headache

Treats

Acute migraine headache

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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