Trigeminal neuralgia treated with Chinese herbal prescription

Prescriptions for Nervous System

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Effect

Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, clearing away heat.

Indications

Syndrome due to exogenous wind-cold which has stagnated and turned into heat, marked by chills with a milder tendency, fever with a higher tendency, no sweat, headache, eyes aching, dry nose, restlessness, insomnia, orbital aching and floating slightly full pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as influenza, prosopalgia, periodontitis, etc.

Ingredients

Radix Bupleuri (Chaihu) 6 g,

Radix Puerariae (Gegen) 9 g,

Radix Glycyrrhizae (Gancao) 3g,

Radix Scutellariae (Huangqin) 6 g,

Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (Qianghuo) 3g,

Angelica anomala (Baizhi) 3 g,

Radix Paeoniae Alba (Baishaoyao) 6 g,

Radix Platycodi (Jiegeng) 3 g,

Rhizoma Zingiberis (Shengjiang) 3 pieces,

Fructus Jujubae (Dazao) 2 dates,

Gypsum Fibrosum (Shigao) 5 g.

Explanation

Ge Gen: One of the two principal drugs, being pungent and sweet in flavor and cold in nature, expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, clearing away heat.

Chai Hu: The other principal drug, being bitter and pungent in flavor and slightly cold in nature, expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, removing heat.

Qiang Huo and Bai Zhi: Aiding Chai Hu and Ge Gen in expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, relieving pains.

Huang Qin and Shi Gao: Clearing away accumulated heat

Jie Geng: Facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi.

Shao Yao and Gan Cao: Regulating nutritive Qi, dispersing heat.

Sheng Jiang and Da Zao: Regulating nutritive Qi and defensive Qi.

Administration

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.

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