Multiple Sclerosis #5

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	15-20g	Generates Fluids, Raises Spleen Yang, Tonifies Spleen Qi, Tonifies Wei Qi and nourishes Blood. With Dang Gui, for numbness, painful obstruction and parasthesia.
Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	15-20g	Tonifies the Qi of the Lungs and Middle Jiao and generates Fluids. With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiencies. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
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.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	12-15g	Astringes Yin and alleviates pain, Calms Liver Yang, Nourishes the 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.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	10-12g	Disperses Wind-Heat, Raises Yang and resolves Phlegm, Reduces fever, Relieves Stagnation, Resolves the Shao Yang, Spreads Liver Qi. With Huang Qin, restores the normal functioning of Liver and Gallbladder and releases Shao Yang Heat. With Bai Shao, for Liver Qi Stagnation. With Bai Shao, Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, harmonizes the Blood.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10-12g	Tonifies, activates and harmonizes Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling and alleviates pain. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Blood. With Gan Cao, moderates spasms. With Huang Qi, for Blood Deficiency. With Shu Di Huang and Chuan Xiong, for Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	10-12g	Alleviates pain, Clears Heat, Clears Liver Fire, Cools and activates Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis. With Chuan Xiong, for Blood Stasis.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	10-12g	Calms Liver Yang, Drains Fire, Dries Dampness.
Rx. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	10-12g	Activates Blood, Alleviates pain, Expels Wind-Cold, Regulates Qi. With Chai Hu and Chi Shao, for Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation. With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp blocking the vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Rx. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	10-12g	Descends Rebellious Qi and harmonizes the Stomach, Dries Dampness, Transforms Phlegm. With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	4-6g	Alleviates pain and moderates, Clears Heat, Harmonizes the harsh properties of the other herbs, Moderates spasms, Tonifies Spleen Qi. With Dang Shen, for Spleen and Heart Qi Deficiencies. With Bai Shao, for muscle spasms.

Formula Actions

• Activates Blood
• Cools Blood

Syndromes

• Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

Fixed, sharp pain Tumor formation If Blood Stagnation combines with Qi Deficiency: Fatigue Shortness of breath

If Blood Stagnation combines with Cold: Cold extremities Distension and pain Aversion to Cold Preference for warmth T: Purple or Pale with purple spots P: Choppy or Choppy and Weak

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