Zhi Jing San - 止痙散 - Stop Spasms Powder

English:	Stop Spasms Powder
Also Known As:	Anticonvulsant Powder

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Scorpio	Quan Xie	10-20g	Extinguishes Wind, stops tremors and convulsions, tracks down Wind, unblocks the collaterals, attacks and relieves Fire toxins and Stops pain. With Wu Gong, for muscle twitches of the extremities, rigidity and spasms of the entire body to the point of opisthotonis, trismus or convulsions.
Scolopendra	Wu Gong	10-20g	Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, attacks and relieves Fire toxins, unblocks collaterals and stops pain. With Quan Xie, for Wind due to high fever leading to seizures and convulsions, epilepsy, stubborn migraines, Wind-Damp Bi pain and tetany.

Formula Actions

• Extinguishes Wind
• Relieves spasms
• Alleviates pain

Syndromes

• Liver Wind Stirring Internally: Extreme Heat Generates Wind

Clinical Manifestations

Muscle twitches of the extremities Rigidity and spasms of the entire body Opisthotonis Cramps Trismus Convulsions Maybe loss of consciousness High fever Contractures

Spasms Neck stiffness Convulsions Oculogyric crises Coma Possibly death T: Red or Deep red P: Wiry and rapid

Treats

Trigeminal neuralgia Stroke Arthralgia Meningitis Cluster headache Cramps Seizures Parkinson's disease

Stubborn headaches Migraine headaches Encephalitis B Tetanus Pediatric epilepsy Convulsion Epilepsy Neck stiffness and pain

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Grind equal amounts of the ingredients into a powder. Take 0.9 to 1.4g two to four times daily with warm water.

Modifications

For acute febrile disease generating Internal Wind:		For paralysis as a sequela to encephalitis:
+ Major Arrest Wind Pearls Da Ding Feng Zhu
+ Fol. Mori	Sang Ye
+ Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	For chronic childhood convulsions due to prolonged diarrhea and chronic Spleen Deficiency:
+ Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	+ Aconite Accessory Root Pill to Regulate the Middle Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang
+ Rz. Gastrodiae	Tian Ma
Or		For muscle twitches and spasms due to tetanus:
+ Antelope Horn and Uncaria Decoction Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang		+ True Jade Powder Yu Zhen San
For acute febrile disease:		For trigeminal neuralgia:
+ Gypsum Decoction Shi Gao Tang		+ Four Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
+ Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
For trigeminal neuralgia with severe pain:
+ Four Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit Tao Hong Si Wu Tang		- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	+ 15g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 15g Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	+ 12g Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
+ 15g Pheretima	Di Long
+ 15g Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ 12g Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can
+ 1g Borneolum	Bing Pian