Trigeminal Neuralgia #1

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Cornu Bubali	Shui Niu Jiao	30-50g	Clears Heat from the Ying and Xue stages, relieves Fire toxicity and cools the Blood.
Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma	10g	Releases the Exterior, clears Heat and relieves toxicity.
Nidus Vespae*	Lu Feng Fang	10g	Alleviates pain and itching, Dries Dampness, Expels Wind, Expels Wind, Relieves toxicity.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	15g	Alleviates pain, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes the movement of Qi.
Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo	10g	Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for headache and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	10g	Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, dispels Cold and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for headache. With Huang Qin, for Wind-Heat headache. With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold Dampness causing fever, chills and headaches.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	12g	Clears Heat, Detoxifies and calms ascending Liver Yang, Drains Fire, Dries Dampness.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	10g	Disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	5g	Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Relieves toxicity
• Disperses Wind
• Expels Dampness
• Dispels Cold
• Invigorates the Blood
• Promotes the movement of Qi

Syndromes

• Trigeminal Neuralgia

Clinical Manifestations

Sudden pain while talking Often appears after exposure to Wind Sometimes the patient wakes from sleep The pain is severe lasts from several seconds to two minutes

The pain suddenly stops Pain mostly occurs in the maxillary and mandibular branches Pain in the optic branch is rare

Treats

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Decoct with 2 parts water and 1 part wine. Take morning and evening. One course of treatment is seven days.

Modifications