- Fu Zi recaptures Yang.
Variations
- If there is profuse sweating add Huang Qi Radix Astragali membranacei, Long Gu Os
Draconis, Mu Li Concha Ostreae and Shan Zhu Yu Fructus Corni officinalis.
Attack of the Channels Alone
The treatment for attack of the channels only is exactly the same as for the sequelae stage of
attack of the internal organs. During the acute stage of Wind-stroke from attack of the internal
organs, Chinese medicine plays only a secondary role to Western medicine; during the sequelae
stage, or in attack of the channels alone, Chinese medicine plays a primary role. Acupuncture in
particular gives excellent results in the treatment of hemiplegia and facial paralysis. The time
factor, however, is very important: best results are obtained if treatment is given within one
month of the attack. More than six months after its occurrence treatment becomes increasingly
difficult.
Normally paralysis of the leg responds to treatment better than that of the arm, and large joints
respond better than small joints.
The general principles of treatment are:
- Remove obstructions from the channels
- Subdue Wind and resolve Phlegm
- Invigorate the Connecting channels
- Regulate the circulation of Qi and Blood in the channels.
The next section of this chapter deals with the treatment of the following specific symptoms
appearing after an attack of the channels:
- Hemiplegia
- Aphasia (or slurred speech)
- Hypertension
- Facial paralysis (deviation of eye and mouth)
- Incontinence of stools and urine
- Dizziness
- Rigidity and contraction of the muscles.