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TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA 543ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Chen Pi, GanCao, and Sheng Jiang all transform phlegm. Chuan Xiongmoves the qi and quickens the blood, transforms stasis andstops pain, especially in the head and face. Bai Zhi courseswind in the face, especially in the large intestine andstomach channels. Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Chi Shao, andChuan Xiong quicken the blood, transform stasis, and stoppain.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For severe pain, add ninegrams of Zhi Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Praeparata Typhonii) andthree grams of Xi Xin (Herba Asari). For fixed pain, add threegrams each of Tu Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga) andSan Qi (Radix Notoginseng), powdered and taken with thestrained decoction. For numbness and insensitivity, add ninegrams of Zhi Bai Fu Zi (Rhizoma Praeparata Typhonii) andfive grams of Zao Jiao (Fructus Gleditschiae). For stubbornpain which resists treatment, add two grams each of Quan Xie(Scorpio) with tail and Wu Gong (Scolopendra) and threegrams of Jiang Can (Bombyx Batryticatus), powdered andtaken with the strained decoction. For spleen qi vacuity, addnine grams of Bai Zhu (Rhizoma AtractylodisMacrocephalae) and 15 grams of Huang Qi (Radix Astragali).For vomiting of foamy, clear, thin phlegm, add three grams ofXi Xin (Herba Asari) and six grams of Gan Jiang (dryRhizoma Zingiberis). For poor appetite, indigestion, or nauseafrom taking this decoction, add nine grams each of MaiYa (Fructus Germinatus Hordei) and Zhi Ke (FructusAurantii). For concomitant liver depression or any qi stagnation,add nine grams each of Qing Pi (Pericarpium CitriReticulatae Viride) and Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi) and fivegrams of Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: He Gu (LI 4), San YinJiao (Sp 6), Feng Long (St 40), local points based on the locationof the pain. Please see pattern #1 above.ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: He Gu is the ruling point for diseasesof the face. Draining it moves the qi and stops pain inthe face. Draining San Yin Jiao quickens the blood and dispelsstasis throughout the entire body, especially when combinedwith He Gu. These two points strongly move the qiand quicken the blood in the face. Draining Feng Long transformsphlegm, while draining all the local points quickensthe network vessels and stops pain.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: Please see pattern #1 above.5. PHLEGM FIRE HARASSING ABOVE PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Short duration oppression and pain orburning, distention, and pain often provoked by eating, adesire for something chilled to put on the affected area, drymouth but no desire to drink, heavy-headedness, chest andabdominal oppression and distention, occasional vomiting ofphlegm drool, sour fluid, or bitter bile, a bitter taste in themouth, irritability and impatience, a red tongue with slimy,yellow fur, and a bowstring, slippery, rapid pulseTREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Transform phlegm and clearheat, free the flow of the network vessels and stop painRX: Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang Jia Wei (Coptis Warm theGallbladder Decoction with Added Flavors)INGREDIENTS:Chuan Xiong (Radix Chuanxiong)15gYan Hu Suo (Rhizoma Corydalis)15gFu Ling (Poria)12gBan Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)9gChen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)9gZhi Shi (Fructus Immaturus Aurantii)9gZhu Ru (Caulis Bambusae In Taeniis)9gDan Nan Xing (bile-processed Rhizoma Arisaematis) 9gTian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae)9gDan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)9gHuang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)6gGan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)3gDa Zao (Fructus Jujubae)3 piecesANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Chen Pi, andGan Cao are the ingredients of Er Chen Tang (Two Aged[Ingredients] Decoction) which is the main formula inChinese medicine for transforming phlegm. Zhu Ru andDan Nan Xing clear heat and transform phlegm, while ZhiShi strongly moves the qi to help flush the phlegm. HuangLian, greatly bitter and cold, strongly drains fire and clearsheat. When combined with the preceding medicinals, TianMa treats wind phlegm obstructing the network vessels.Chuan Xiong, Dan Shen, and Yan Hu Suo strongly quickenthe blood and transform stasis due to phlegm obstructing thenetwork vessels. They also stop pain.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For severe heat, add ninegrams of Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) and 5 grams of TianZhu Huang (Concretio Silicea Bambusae). For stomach heat, addnine grams of Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) and 20 gramsof Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: He Gu (LI 4), FengLong (St 40), Nei Ting (St 44), local points based on the locationof the pain. Please see pattern #1 above.ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: He Gu is the ruling point for diseasesof the face. Draining it moves the qi, clears heat, andstops pain in the face. Draining Feng Long transformsphlegm. When Feng Long is combined with Nei Ting, a keypoint for internal heat, they clear heat and transformphlegm. Also, He Gu is well-known for treating pain andheat better in the lower jaw, while Nei Ting is preferred for