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PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY (PN) 437ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Draining Nei Ting clears heat andengenders fluids. Draining Zu San Li frees the flow of the qiand blood in the lower extremities as well as frees the flow ofthe stools. Draining Zhi Gou clears heat from the three burnersand frees the flow of the stools. Supplementing Zhao Hai supplementsthe kidneys and engenders fluids. The kidneys are thewater viscus and, therefore, control the fluids and humors ofthe entire body. Da Zhui is the intersection point of the sixyang channels and the governing vessel. Draining it clears heatfrom the entire body and recedes or abates fever.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: Add the Ba Feng (M-LE-8) if there is numbess and tingling in the toes. Add YongQuan (Ki 1) if there is burning pain on the sole of the foot.If there is heel pain, add Tai Xi (Ki 3) needled through toKun Lun (Bl 60). Add Tian Shu (St 25), Da Chang Shu (Bl25), and He Gu (LI 4) if there is constipation. Add Lie Que(Lu 7) if there is marked lung dryness. Add the Ba Xie (M-UE-22), He Gu (LI 4), and Qu Chi (LI 11) if there is numbnessand tingling of the fingers. Add He Gu (LI 4) and QuChi (LI 11) if there is fever.3. SPLEEN-STOMACH VACUITY WEAKNESS PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: Paralysis of the four extremities which ismost severe in the lower limbs, swelling and distention of thehands and feet, reduced food intake, abdominal distention,muscular cramping and pain, possible emaciation, a sallowyellow, lusterless facial complexion, loose stools, a paletongue with thin, white fur, and a fine, forceless pulseTREATMENT PRINCIPLES: Fortify the spleen and boost the qiRX: Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Jia Jian (Ginseng, Poria &Atractylodes Powder with Additions & Subtractions)INGREDIENTS:Dan Shen (Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae)Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)Fu Ling (Poria)Shan Yao (Radix Dioscoreae)Qiang Huo (Radix Et Rhizoma Notopterygii)Xu Duan (Radix Dipsaci)Mu Gua (Fructus Chaenomelis)Chen Pi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae)Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi)30g15g12g12g12g12g12g9g9gANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Dang Shen, Fu Ling, and Shan Yaosupplement the spleen and boost the qi. Chen Pi transformsdampness and rectifies and regulates upbearing and downbearing.Gui Zhi warms the spleen at the same time as itquickens the blood and frees the flow in the extremities. Inparticular it leads yang qi to move back downwards. QiangHuo frees the flow of impediment and stops pain by movingthe qi. Mu Gua soothes the sinews and frees the flow of thechannels as well as guides the other medicinals to the lowerlegs. Dan Shen quickens the blood and transforms stasis. Inaddition, Shan Yao and Xu Duan supplement the kidney qiand yang respectively. These last three medicinals are includedin this formula because enduring disease typicallyincludes blood stasis and enduring spleen disease reaches thekidneys.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is muscular crampingand pain, add nine grams each of Ru Xiang (Olibanum) andMo Yao (Myrrha) and three grams of Xi Xin (Herba Asari). Ifthere is swelling and distention of the hands and feet, add 12grams of Luo Shi Teng (Rhizoma Trachelospermi) and Bi Xie(Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae). If the tongue is red withscanty fur or the fur is dry and yellow with oral thirst, deleteChen Pi, Gui Zhi, and Qiang Huo and add 30 grams each ofSheng Di (uncooked Radix Rehmanniae), Sang Zhi (RamulusMori), and Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum), 12 grams each ofMai Men Dong (Tuber Ophiopogonis) and Bei Sha Shen(Radix Glehniae), and nine grams of Qin Jiao (RadixGentianae Macrophyllae).ACUPUNCTURE & MOXIBUSTION: San Yin Jiao (Sp 6), XueHai (Sp 10), Zu San Li (St 36), Pi Shu (Bl 20), Wei Shu (Bl21), local points depending on the area of pain or discomfortANALYSIS OF FORMULA: San Yin Jiao, Zu San Li, Pi Shu,and Wei Shu together supplement the spleen and boost theqi. Xue Hai quickens the blood and dispels stasis. In addition,Zu San Li frees the flow of the qi and blood in the lowerextremities.ADDITIONS & SUBTRACTIONS: If there is pain in the heel,needle Kun Lun (Bl 60). If there is tingling or burning on thesole of the foot, add Yong Quan (Ki 1). If there is pain, tingling,or numbness of the toes, needle the Ba Feng (M-LE-8). If there is downward falling of the central qi with dizziness,fatigue, and lack of strength, moxa Bai Hui (GV 20).4. LIVER-KIDNEY INSUFFICIENCY PATTERNMAIN SYMPTOMS: A long, slow disease course with gradualbut progressive atrophy, weakness, and loss of use of theupper or lower limbs, low back and knee soreness and limpness,emaciation, numbness and tingling of the hands andfeet, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, tidal heat, nightsweats, a dry mouth and a parched throat, hoarse voice, a redcrimson tongue with scanty fluids and teeth-marks on itsedges with possible cracks and fissures, and a fine, rapid orfine, bowstring, and rapid pulseNOTE: In actuality, this is a qi and yin vacuity pattern.