Herba Agastachis and Pei Lan Herba Eupatorii fortunei.- If there is a lot of numbness and tingling add Sha Ren Fructus seu Semen Amomi and
Wei Ling Xian Radix Clematidis chinensis.
Case History 29.1
Multiple Sclerosis: Dampness in the Spleen-Male, Age 45
A 45-year-old man had been diagnosed as suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) only a few
months earlier. The first symptoms of his condition were numbness of the left arm, tingling of
the limbs and around the mouth, dizziness and a feeling of heaviness of the head and legs. He
also felt very tired. His pulse was Slippery but also Weak and his tongue was Swollen with a
sticky-yellow coating inside a Stomach-crack.
Diagnosis This condition was clearly due to Dampness and Phlegm obstructing the
channels and also the head. There was also an underlying deficiency of
Spleen and Stomach as evidenced by the tiredness, Weak pulse and
Stomach-crack on the tongue.
Treatment principle The principle of treatment applied was to tonify the Spleen and resolve
Dampness, as well as remove obstruction from the channels and
invigorate the Connecting channels.
Acupuncture The acupuncture treatment was based mostly on the following points:
ST-36 Zusanli, SP-3 Taibai, Ren-12 Zhongwan, BL-20 Pishu and
BL-21 Weishu to tonify Stomach and Spleen. Reinforcing method.SP-9 Yinlingquan, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, ST-40 Fenglong and BL-22
Sanjiaoshu to resolve Dampness. Even method.L.I.-10 Shousanli, T.B.-5 Waiguan and ST-31 Biguan to expel
Dampness from the channels and invigorate the Connecting channels.LU-7 Lieque and KI-6 Zhaohai in combination to open the Directing
Vessel in order to relieve tingling and numbness around the lips.Herbal treatment The herbal formula used was a variation of Si Miao San Four
Wonderful Powder:
Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri 6 g
Cang Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis lanceae 6 g
Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis lachryma jobi 9 g
Niu Xi Radix Achyranthis bidentatae seu Cyathulae 6 g
Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 6 g