Tourette Syndrome #2

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Paeoniae Alba`	Bai Shao	5-30g	Astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, softens the Liver, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain. With Long Gu and Mu Li, for spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	6-16g	Extinguishes Wind, alleviates spasms, drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang. With Tian Ma, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind.
Carapax Trionycis	Bie Jia	9-30g	Nourishes Yin and anchors Yang.
Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	3-10g	Stops spasms and extinguishes Liver Wind
Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen	9-18g	Nourishes the Heart and calms the Shen.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	15-30g	Calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	9-30g	Calms the Liver, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang. With Long Gu and Bai Shao, for anxiety, palpitations, insomnia, and dream disturbed sleep and headache, dizziness and tinnitus and other symptoms associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Rz. Gastrodiae	Tian Ma	3-10g	Calms the Liver, Extinguishes Wind, Stops spasms and tremors, Subdues Rising Liver Yang and alleviates pain.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	1.5-10g	Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit and disperses Wind. With Fu Shen, for forgetfulness and dulled senses.
Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae	Yi Zhi Ren	3-10g	Warms the Kidneys and astringes Jing and urine.
Pheretima	Di Long	4-15g	Drains Heat, Extinguishes Wind, Settles convulsions, Stops spasms
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae	Qin Jiao	3-12g	Expels Wind-Dampness, opens the channels and soothes the sinews and collaterals. With Bie Jia, vents the muscle layer and cools tidal fevers associated with consumption, especially Wind consumption with steaming bones.
Rx. Saposhnikovae	Fang Feng	3-10g	Expels Internal Wind and stops spasms. With Qin Jiao, for Wind Dampness Bi with spasms of the tendons or numbness of the limbs.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Yin
• Anchors Yang.
• Calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind
• Stops spasms

Syndromes

• Liver Yin Deficiency Generating Liver Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Dizziness and vertigo to the point of falling over Headache with a drawing sensation Twitching and involuntary writhing of hands and feet

Numbness and tremor of limbs Dysphasia Unsteady gait T: Red P: Thready and wiry

Treats

Tourette Syndrome

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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