Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture

Eye pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 2

EYE PAIN CAUSED BY INTERNAL DISORDERS EYE PAIN CAUSED BY STAGNATION OF QI Symptoms and signs Eye pain with a sensation of pressure and tension, which starts or gets worse under stress or emotional disturbance, with depression, distension and pain in the hypochondriac region, dizziness, irregular menstruation, a poor appetite or overeating, a thin and […]

Eye pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 3

EYE PAIN CAUSED BY HYPERACTIVITY OF LIVER-YANG Symptoms and signs Severe and frequent eye pain and headache with a distending sensation, with dizziness, restlessness, irritability, shaking of the head and hands, insomnia, hypochondriac pain and distension, red face and eyes, a red tongue with a thin and yellow coating and a wiry pulse. Principle of […]

Ear pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 1

The term ‘ear pain’ encompasses pain both in and on the ear, including the auricle, the external auditory canal and the drum membrane. Most of the time ear pain is unilateral, but sometimes bilateral ear pain is observed. Ear pain is usually accompanied by swelling, redness, tinnitus, deafness, headache, dizziness, a pussy discharge from the […]

Ear pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 2

INVASION OF TOXIN OR INSECT BITES Symptoms and signs Sudden swelling and pain of the ear, mostly at one side, itching, redness, a hot or even burning sensation, restlessness, or fever, a thirst, constipation, a red tongue with a thin and yellow coating and a wiry and rapid pulse. Principle of treatment Clear Heat, remove […]

Ear pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 3

HYPERACTIVITY OF FIRE OF LIVER AND GALL BLADDER Symptoms and signs Acute onset of pain, or a chronic onset with acute aggravation, or discharge of yellow liquid from the ear, tinnitus, heat in the ear, irritability, nervousness, headache, a bitter taste in the mouth, a red tongue with a yellow and greasy tongue coating, and […]

Ear pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 4

Modifications 1.    If there is a feeling of fullness in the ear, add Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori Graminei 10 g and Hong Hua Flos Carthami 5 g to promote the Qi and Blood circulation in the ears and relieve the fullness. 2.    If there is tinnitus, add Ci Shi Magnetitum 15 g and Chai […]

Nasal pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 1

Nasal pain is characterised by pain occurring on or inside the nose, usually accompanied by symptoms such as headache, stuffiness of the nose, loss of the sense of smell, nasal discharge and a cough. The nature of the pain varies, and may be burning, distending, stabbing, pain with dryness, or pain with itching. The nose […]

Nasal pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 2

INVASION OF WIND-HEAT Symptoms and signs Acute nasal pain, redness and swelling of the nose, a yellow nasal discharge, fever, a slight aversion to cold, headache, a thirst, a cough with yellow expectoration, redness and pain of the throat, a red tongue, especially at the tip, with a thin and yellow coating and a superficial […]

Nasal pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 3

ACCUMULATION OF EXCESSIVE-HEAT IN THE LUNG AND STOMACH Symptoms and signs Gradual onset of nose pain with a burning sensation, epistaxis, tenderness adjacent to the nose, chest pain, thirst, a tendency to hunger, a foul smell in the mouth, constipation, a red tongue with a yellow coating and a rapid and wiry pulse. Principle of […]

Lip pain (Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture) Part 1

Lip pain is often seen together with toothache or tongue pain. However, it can also occur by itself. Lip pain may be attributed to any of the following diseases in Western medicine: herpes labialis, cracked lip, cheilitis, herpes zoster, fever sores, aphtosis, aphthous stomatitis, aphthous ulcer, angular stomatitis and canker sore. Aetiology and pathology Invasion […]

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