TCM treatment of Parkinson's disease

To be specific, Parkinson's disease is actually caused by lesions in the nervous system of middle-aged and elderly people, and is common in people over 60 years old. Parkinson's disease can also be relieved and treated through traditional Chinese medicine, and some intensive exercises should be done in life.

1. Liver and kidney yin deficiency type.

Prescription: 12 grams each of Gastrodia elata, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Viscum album, and Poria cocos, 18 grams of Lithospermum officinale, 20 grams each of Uncaria rhynchophylla, Hematite, Polygonum multiflorum, and Tortoise shell, 25 grams each of raw dragon bone and raw oyster, 10 grams each of white peony root, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Polygonum multiflorum, Eucommia ulmoides, Scutellaria baicalensis, and Gardenia jasminoides.

Usage: Decoction in water and take in 3 doses, 1 dose per day.

Add or subtract: If the liver fire is excessive, and the patient is anxious and upset, add gentian and selfheal; if there is a lot of phlegm, add bamboo juice and gardenia to clear away heat and resolve phlegm; if the kidney yin is insufficient, the virtual fire disturbs the body, and there are dizziness and tinnitus, add Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Phellodendron chinense, and Cortex Moutan; if the patient is upset and insomniac, add stir-fried Ziziphus jujuba seeds, Torreya grandis seeds, and Salvia miltiorrhiza to nourish blood, invigorate the heart, and calm the mind; if the patient has constant tremors, add Bombyx batryticatus and Scorpion to enhance the ability to extinguish wind, activate collaterals, and stop tremors.

Indications and functions: Calms the liver and extinguishes wind, relaxes muscles and stops tremors. Used to treat Parkinson's disease, which is classified as liver-kidney yin deficiency type according to TCM diagnosis. The clinical manifestations include coarse limb tremors, inability to control oneself, dizziness and tinnitus, flushed face, irritability, easy excitement, and tremors that worsen when nervous, accompanied by limb numbness, bitter taste in the mouth and dry throat, slow and unclear speech, drooling, dark urine, dry stool, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and wiry pulse.

Expert comment: The prescription uses Tianma Gou Teng Yin combined with Zhengan Xifeng Decoction with modifications.

The front part has the effects of calming the liver and extinguishing wind, clearing away heat and tranquilizing the mind. It is suitable for people with hyperactivity of liver yang, tremors, irritability, and dizziness; the back part has the effects of calming the liver and extinguishing wind, nourishing yin and suppressing yang, relaxing muscles and stopping tremors. It is used for symptoms of water not containing wood, hyperactivity of yang turning into wind, and wind-yang disturbing the tendons and veins. Gastrodia elata, Uncaria rhynchophylla, Semen Cassiae, Hematite, Raw Dragon Bone, and Raw Oyster are selected to calm the liver, extinguish wind and stop tremors; Radix Rehmanniae, White Peony Root, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Testudinosa Shell, and Asparagus cochinchinensis nourish yin and clear heat, suppress yang and extinguish wind; Polygonum multiflorum, Eucommia ulmoides, and Viscum album nourish the liver and kidneys; Scutellaria baicalensis and Gardenia jasminoides clear heat and purge fire; Polygonum multiflorum and Polygonum multiflorum calm the mind and soothe the nerves.

2. Phlegm-heat-wind type.

Prescription: 10 grams each of Pinellia, mulberry leaves, Arisaema, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae, Fritillaria, Citrus aurantium, Tangerine peel, and Scutellaria, 15 grams each of buffalo horn, chrysanthemum, and Poria, and 18 grams of Uncaria rhynchophylla.

Usage: Decoction in water and take in 3 doses, 1 dose per day.

Add or subtract: If phlegm and dampness accumulate inside the body, with symptoms such as chest tightness, nausea, coughing up sputum, thick and greasy tongue coating, and slippery pulse, add simmered soap beans and white mustard seeds to dry dampness and resolve phlegm; if the tremor is severe, add mother-of-pearl, raw cassia seed, and scorpion; if the patient is irritable and easily angered, add gardenia, moutan bark, and curcuma; if there is chest tightness and abdominal distension, add trichosanthes peel, magnolia bark, and atractylodes; if the skin is numb and insensitive, add earthworms, luffa loofah, and bamboo juice; if the patient is mentally dull, add calamus and polygala.

Indications and functions: Clears away heat and resolves phlegm, calms the liver and extinguishes wind. Used to treat Parkinson's disease, which is classified as phlegm-heat-wind type according to TCM diagnosis. The clinical manifestations include constant shaking head, numbness and tremors of the limbs, in severe cases, inability to hold objects with the hands, dizziness, chest and abdominal distension, bitter and sticky mouth, and even spitting of saliva. The tongue is fat and has teeth marks, the tongue is red, the tongue coating is yellow and greasy, and the pulse is stringy, slippery and rapid.