Stroke Sequelae ⁽³¹⁾

Cuxing Wan (Awakening Pill) is composed as follows: Sheng Huangqi 30g, Danggui 6g, Fangfeng 8g, Baizhi 6g, Jingjie 6g, Manjingzi 6g, Chuanxiong 6g, Binglang 6g, Hupo Fen 3g, Danshen 10g, Dannanxing 6g, Shengma 6g, Qianghuo 6g, Duhuo 6g, Gaoben 6g, Ruxiang 6g, Moyao 6g, Sheng…

Publishing these prescriptions brings me mixed feelings. Given my cautious nature, I believe the timing is not yet ideal for releasing this article. This is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formula I used for one of my most severe post-stroke sequelae patients. Before seeking my…

Publishing these formulas leaves me with mixed feelings. By my cautious nature, this is not yet the best moment to release this article. This is the Chinese herbal formula used by the most severe post-stroke sequelae patient I have ever treated. Before she came to…

In keeping with the principle advocated in this book's general introduction—gathering cognate formulas and cognate medicinals into large composite formulas—I will compile common TCM formulas and medicinals by category for use in clinical formula composition. This installment covers cognate formulas for neurological diseases. To save…

On June 20, I wrote an article titled "On Severe Stroke Sequelae, the Advantage of the Large Multi-Target Compound Formula in Chinese Medicine Is Once Again Demonstrated." In that article, I introduced my recent approach to treating a certain stroke patient who, after successful emergency…

Midway last month, the daughter of a Beijing patient contacted me, hoping I would see her mother when I returned to the capital on a weekend. Because she was referred by a colleague, and because the patient had already sought treatment everywhere without effect, I…

The Ming physician Gong Tingxian included a formula called Qingre Daotan Tang (Heat-Clearing Phlegm-Driving Decoction) in his Shoushi Baoyuan. Gong Tingxian described the composition and indications of the formula as follows: Huanglian (Coptis) 8 fen; Huangqin (Scutellaria) 2 qian; Gualouren (Trichosanthes seed) 4 qian, shell…

Duoming Huanzhen Dan (Life-Snatching Truth-Retaining Elixir) comes from Wanbing Huichun (Restoring Health to Myriad Diseases) by the Ming-dynasty physician Gong Tingxian. It is a formula that primarily supports the righteous qi for treating stroke sequelae. In that book, Gong Tingxian says: “For stroke with paralysis…

Vascular headache is mostly caused by hypertension and cerebrovascular lesions. The patient's headache is throbbing; in early-stage patients it can be relieved by adequate rest but worsens again with fatigue or lack of sleep. Such headaches require a combination of symptomatic and etiological treatment. This…

Cerebral infarction and stroke sequelae are common diseases in Tibetan regions. Because Tibetan people mostly live on the plateau, where oxygen is scarcer than on the plains, the incidence of cerebrovascular disease in China's Tibetan areas is higher than in the lowlands; accordingly, Tibetan people…