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Back Pain, Lumbago

Crooke, Mikrokosmographia, 1618

Western Tradition


Simples:
Acute Muscular Back Strain:
Cyperus rotundus
Frankincense
Valerian
Tumeric
1. Valerian and Turmeric
2. Cyperus rotundus and Frankincense
3. Comfrey and St. Johns wort (spine and nerve involvement)

Chronic and Deficient Back Pain:
Hazelnut
Walnut
Cinnamon
Comfrey
Seseli
Almond
Pistachio
Nutmeg
Solomans Seal
Special Formulas to Take Note of
The following are formulas that may be easily prepared today:

Antidote for Back Pain (Galen)
Pills for Scoliosis
Chelsea Pensioner
Dorsi doloribus – Back Pain

Decoction for Back Pain and Kidney Stones (Galen)
Syrup of Polypody
Gelatin of Deer Horn
Pulp of Comfrey root
Bishops Electuary (Electuarium Elescop) (Mesue)
Electuary of Dodder and Fumitory (Mesue)
Electuary for Back Pain (Galen)
Antidote Proven for Hip Pain
Antidote for Lumbar Pain (Galen)
Antidote for Hip Pain and Arthritis
Antidote for Cold Lumbar, Venery, & Defect of Semen
Confection for Cold Kidneys
Powder of Nutmeg Compound
Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Diacinnamonum)
Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
Powder for Edema (Nicholas)
Pills of Opopanax
Pills for Scoliosis
Foetid Pills Major
Oil of Fir tree
Oil of Pepper
Oil of Foxes
Oil of Wax
Oil of the Philosophers
Oil of Scorpions
Ointment Martiatum
Ointment for Back Pain
Plaster of Marjoram
Saffron Plaster


Back Pain from Wind, Cold and Damp

Antidote for Hip Pain and Arthritis (Nicholas)
Arthritic Pills (Nicholas)
Pil. Aggregative Majores (Mesue)
Pills of Opopanax
Pills of Colchicum (Mesue) (Habb E Suranjun)
Pills of Colchicum Greater (Habb E Suranjun Kalan)
Foetid Pills (Mesue)
Pills for Scoliosis
Bishops Electuary (Electuarium Elescop) (Mesue)
Yogaraj Guggulu
Pills of Three Tastes (Mongolian Medicine)


Back Pain from Heat

Kaishore Guggulu
Ointment of Poppy


Back Pain from Cold Kidneys

Decoction for Back Pain and Kidney Stones (Galen)
Powder of Nutmeg Compound
Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Mesue)
Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
Electuary of Calamus (Diacorum) (Mesue)
Antidote for Lumbar Pain (Galen)
Antidote for Cold Lumbar, Venery & Defect of Semen
Confection for Cold Kidneys
Diathamaron Magna (Nichols)


Back Pain from Deficiency

Antidote for Lumbar Pain (Galen)
Antidote for Cold Lumbar, Venery & Defect of Semen
Diathamaron Magna (Nichols)
Electuary of Orchis (Diasatyrion) (Mesue)


Back Pain from Blood Stagnation–Trauma

Pills for Scoliosis
Troches of Saffron
Saffron Plaster
Madder Pill (Tibetan Medicine)


Chronic Back Pain from Obstruction
Damp with Blood Stagnation

Bishops Electuary (Electuarium Elescop) (Mesue)
Madder Pill (Tibetan Medicine)


To Purge in Back Pain

Troches for Back and Sacral Pain (Nicholas)
Bishops Electuary (Electuarium Elescop) (Mesue)
TCM Classification


Simples:
Eucommia Du Zhong
Morinda Ba Ji Tian
Walnut
Dipsacus Xu Duan
Cibotium Gou Ji
Deer Horn Lu Rong

Qi Stagnation
acute or spasmodic lower back pain, worse when stress, irritable, emotional, headache, hypochondriac distention, irregular menstruation

Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang


Cold-Damp Pain
cold lower back, stiffness, worse when still for too long, better after movement, pain aggravated when cold or on rainy day

Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang
Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan) (Rehmannia 8)


Blood Stasis
sharp piercing lower back pain, the pain is fixed in location, painful to move, aggravated by cold, feels better with warmth

Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan


Injury & Trauma
back pain with a recent history of Trauma; fixed pain, painful to touch

Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
Qi Li San
Die Da Wan
Jiu Fen San
Yunnan Baiyao


Kidney Deficiency
chronic lower back pain with degeneration, aggravated when moves too much, very stiff when has been sitting, nocturnal enuresis, deep and weak pulse

Qing E Wan
Zuo Gui Wan
You Gui Wan
Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan) (Rehmannia 8)