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376 THE TREATMENT OF MODERN WESTERN DISEASES WITH CHINESE MEDICINE3. BLOOD VACUITY WITH WINDHYPERACTIVITY PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Weak eyesight, if extreme, insomnia,lack of strength in the four limbs, movement and standingnot steady, quivering of the limbs, dizziness, tinnitus, a lusterlessfacial complexion, pale nails, a pale tongue with whitefur, and a bowstring, fine pulseNOTE: While blood vacuity and wind hyperactivity may bethe proximal disease mechanisms of most MS patients’ visualweakness and muscular spasticity, blood vacuity and windhyperactivity usually are only two of a number of interrelatedpatterns in most Western MS patients’ over-all patterndiscrimination. Blood vacuity is mostly due to spleen vacuitynot engendering and transforming the blood sufficiently.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Enrich yin and nourish theblood, subdue yang and extinguish windRX: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin Jia Jian (Gastrodia & UncariaDrink with Additions & Subtractions)INGREDIENTS:Shi Jue Ming (Concha Haliotidis)Sheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae)Sang Ji Sheng (Herba Taxilli)Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii)Tian Ma (Rhizoma Gastrodiae)Gou Teng (Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis)Ci Ji Li (Fructus Tribuli)Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Albae)Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis)Ju Hua (Flos Chrysanthemi)mix-fried Gui Ban (Plastrum Testudinis)Bai Zi Ren (Semen Platycladi)24g15g15g15g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g9gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Sheng Di, Bai Shao, Dang Gui,Sang Ji Sheng, Gou Qi Zi, Gui Ban, and Bai Zi Ren togethernourish liver blood and enrich kidney yin. Tian Ma, GouTeng, Shi Jue Ming, Bai Ji Li, and Gui Ban together subdueyang and extinguish wind. In addition, Bai Zi Ren quiets thespirit and treats insomnia, Gou Qi Zi and Dang Gui brightenthe eyes, and Gui Ban and Sang Ji Sheng strengthen thesinews and bones.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: For severely weak eyesight,add nine grams each of Sang Shen (Fructus Mori), HeShou Wu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori), and Nu Zhen Zi(Fructus Ligustri Lucidi). For severe insomnia, add 12 gramsof Suan Zao Ren (Semen Zizyphi Spinosae) and 15 grams ofYe Jiao Teng (Caulis Polygoni Multiflori). For lack of strengthin the four limbs with unsteady moving and standing, add12 grams each of Wu Jia Pi (Cortex Acanthopanacis), DuZhong (Cortex Eucommiae), and Niu Xi (Radix AchyranthisBidentatae). For severe pale lips, nails, and facial complexion,add nine grams each of He Shou Wu (Radix PolygoniMultiflori), Sang Shen (Fructus Mori), and Niu Xi (RadixAchyranthis Bidentatae). For concomitant spleen qi vacuity,add 15 grams of Huang Qi (Radix Astragali), nine gramseach of Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis) and Bai Zhu(Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae), and six grams ofmix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae). For concomitantliver depression, add nine grams each of Chai Hu (RadixBupleuri) and Chuan Lian Zi (Fructus Toosendan) andincrease the dosage of Bai Shao up to 15 grams.ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: 1. Please see pattern #1above. 2. Ge Shu (Bl 17), Gan Shu (Bl 18), Pi Shu (Bl 20),Shen Shu (Bl 23). 3. Please see pattern #1 above.ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Ge Shu, Gan Shu, Pi Shu, and ShenShu enrich yin and nourish the blood.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: Please see pattern #1 above.4. LIVER BLOOD-KIDNEY YIN VACUITY PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Dizziness, tinnitus, double vision,blurred vision, unsteady stepping, low back and knee sorenessand weakness, emaciated body, vexatious heat in the fivehearts, yellow urination, dry stools, a red tongue with scantyfur, and a fine, rapid pulseNOTE: The difference between this pattern and the oneabove is that there are no signs of stirring wind, i.e., tremor,in this pattern.TREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Supplement the kidneys andnourish the liver, supplement the blood and enrich yinRX: Zuo Gui Wan Jia Jian (Restore the Left [Kidney] Pillswith Additions & Subtractions)INGREDIENTS:Shan Yao (Radix Dioscoreae)He Shou Wu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori)Shu Di (cooked Radix Rehmanniae)Gou Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii)Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni)Lu Jiao Jiao (Gelatinum Cornu Cervi)Gui Ban Jiao (Gelatinum Plastri Testudinis)Chuan Niu Xi (Radix Cyathulae)Nu Zhen Zi (Fructus Ligustri Lucidi)Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae)Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)20g12g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g9g5gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Shu Di, Gou Qi Zi, Shan Zhu Yu,Nu Zhen Zi, Wu Wei Zi, and He Shou Wu supplement thekidneys and nourish the liver, nourish the blood and enrich