Multiple Sclerosis #3

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	12-15g	Nourishes Yin, Jing and Blood. With Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction. With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	12-15g	Clears Heat, Cools Heart Fire, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and Blood generates Fluids. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat. With Shu Di Huang for Yin and Blood Deficiency Heat.
Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	12-15g	Tonifies and nourishes the Kidneys and Liver, nourishes Blood and Yin and benefits Jing. With Shu Di Huang, for Liver and Kidney Deficiencies.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	12-15g	Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Generates Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Nourishes Yin. With Bie Jia, for steaming bone disorder.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	12-15g	Activates Blood and breaks up Stasis, Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat, Cools and nourishes Blood, Soothes irritability.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	12-15g	Astringes Yin and alleviates pain, Calms Liver Yang, Nourishes Blood. With Dang Gui, tonifies Yin and Blood. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis. With Gan Cao, for muscle spasms in the calf due to Blood Deficiency.
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	10-12g	Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and tonifies Kidney Yang. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
Fr. Ligustri Lucidi	Nu Zhen Zi	10-12g	Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and clears Deficiency Heat. With Shu Di Huang and Gou Qi Zi, for poor vision due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies.
Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum	Lu Rong	10-12g	Benefits marrow, Nourishes Jing and Blood, Regulates the Chong and Ren channels, Stabilizes the Dai channel, Strengthens the sinews and bones, Tonifies Qi and Yang, Tonifies the DU channel, Tonifies the Kidneys. With Shu Di Huang, for impotence and spermatorrhea (men), infertility and thin vaginal discharge (women) due to Kidney Deficiency Cold and physical retardation in children. With Sheng Di Huang, for severe Jing and Blood Deficiencies.
Carapax Trionycis	Bie Jia	10-12g	Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang and activates Blood.
Rx. Cyathulae	Chuan Niu Xi	10-12g	Activates the Blood and breaks up Stasis, Drains Dampness, Expels Wind, Invigorates the channels.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10-12g	Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling and alleviates pain. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes the Blood. With Gan Cao, moderates spasms. With Dan Shen, for pain in the extremities due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	2-12g	Alleviates pain and moderates, Clears Heat, Harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs, Moderates spasms, Tonifies Spleen Qi. With Bai Shao, for spasms of the calf.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin

Syndromes

• Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies

Clinical Manifestations

Facial complexion pale and sallow Both cheeks slightly red Dizziness Dry eyes Blurred vision Spots before the eyes Numbness of limbs Flaccid paralysis (Wei syndrome) Weakness Tinnitus Deafness Forgetfulness Low back and knees sore and painful Throat dry and painful Five sole Heat Low-grade fever

Nightsweats Stools difficult to pass Insomnia Constipation Irritability Women: Irregular menses or Scanty menses or Amenorrhea Vaginal discharge Men: Spermatorrhea T: Red C: None P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Multiple sclerosis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For urinary incontinence:		For fecal incontinence:
+ Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	+ Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi
+ Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae	Yi Zhi Ren	+ Sm. Euryales	Qian Shi
+ Fr. Rosae Laevigatae	Jin Ying Zi	For constipation:
For pain and stiffness of limbs:		+ Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu
+ Scorpio	Quan Xie	+ Sm. Pruni	Yu Li Ren
+ Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	+ Hb. Cistanches	Rou Cong Rong
+ Rx. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	+ Rx. et Rz.Rhei	Da Huang
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	For loss of mental acuity:
For stomach ache:		+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	For muscular atrophy:
Rx. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
+ Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	+ Rx. Dipsaci	Xu Duan
For abdominal distention:
+ Cx. Magnoliae	Hou Po
+ Fr. Citri Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi