Class: Transform Phlegm
Subclass: Treat Wind Diseases and Transform Phlegm
Actions:
Eliminates Wind
Transforms Phlegm
Treats spasms
Indications:
Sudden paralysis of the face (sequelae of channel-stroke with symptoms confined to the head and face, a condition which occurs when deficient Normal Qi and unstable Defensive Qi allow pathogenic Wind to invade the channels and collaterals).
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Pain of the face
Peripheral neuritis
Sequelae of cerebrovascular accident
Trigeminal neuralgia
Deviation of the eyes
Deviation of the mouth
Deviation of the tongue
Paralysis of the face
Tongue with a white-greasy coating
Slippery-Wiry pulse (Hua Xian)