HERB FORMULAS

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS #6

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao 12-15g Relieves Summerheat, clears Heat, clears Deficiency Heat, cools Blood and stops malarial disorders.
With Huang Qin and Zhi Ban Xia, for Summer Damp-Heat.
Talcum Hua Shi 12-15g Promotes urination, drains Heat from Bladder, releases Summerheat and expels Damp-Heat.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 12-15g Calms Liver Yang, nourishes Blood, astringes Yin and alleviates pain.
With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 10-12g Resolves the Shao Yang, disperses Wind-Heat, reduces fever, spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, raises Yang and resolves Phlegm.
With Huang Qin, restores the normal functioning of Liver and Gallbladder and releases Shao Yang Heat.
With Huang Qin and Zhi Ban Xia, for Shao Yang disorders with alternating chills and fever and a sensation of fullness in the hypochondria and chest.
With Bai Shao, for Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 10-12g Calms Liver Yang, drains Fire, and dries Dampness.
With Bai Shao, for Damp-Heat dysentery.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Succus Bambusae Zhu Li 10-12g Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm, for paralysis of the extremities.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 10-12g Promotes urination, drains Heart Fire through the Small Intestine and unblocks blood vessels.
Poriae Fu Ling 10-12g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness, tonifies Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, transforms Phlegm, calms the Heart and Spirit and soothes nerves.
With Zhi Ban Xia, expels Phlegm.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 10-12g Breaks up stagnant Qi, descends Qi, transforms Phlegm and reduces accumulations.
With Da Huang, for abdominal pain and distention due to Damp-Heat.
With Bai Shao, for abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
With Da Huang and Huang Qin, for Food Accumulation transforming into Damp-Heat.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 10-12g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi and harmonizes the Stomach.
With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 8-10g Drains Damp-Heat, purges accumulations, cools and activates Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 12-15g Tonifies Spleen Qi, nourishes Blood, calms Spirit and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Dampness

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Flaccid or slightly swollen legs
  • Legs a little hot to the touch
  • General heaviness
  • Sensation of fullness in the chest and epigastric region
  • Painful urination
  • Hot, brownish urine
  • T: Pink or Red
  • C: Sticky and yellow
  • P: Soft and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
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:
For abdominal distention:
 + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ Cx. Magnoliae Hou Po + Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum Lu Rong
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + Rx. Dipsaci Xu Duan