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Diseases of the Nerves
Crooke, Mikrokosmographia, 1618
Diseases of the Nerves refers to what is generally classed as 'Wind' diseases in Traditional Medicine. It refers to nervous disorders and nervous irregularities, and diseases of the Brain which are caused by Wind. This is covered under the page Wind Diseases, and also by looking up individual conditions such as Headache, Dizziness, Epilepsy etc. We will briefly look at medicines classed as 'Nervous', most of the following being external remedies.
See also
Wind Diseases
Headache & Migraine
Dizziness & Vertigo
Epilepsy,
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
Wind Diseases
Headache & Migraine
Dizziness & Vertigo
Epilepsy,
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson's Disease
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Western Tradition
Nerves, to Strengthen
Electuary of Pearl (Galen) Oil of Orris Oil of Saffron Nerve Pain, Neuralgia Ointment of Agrippa Ointment of Marshmallow Oil of Indian Nut Oil of Mastic Oil of Saffron Oil of Euphorbium Oil of Earthworm Oil of Camomile Oil of Orris Oil of Bitter Almond Oil of Fir Nerve Pain with Heat & Inflammation, Neuritis Cephalic Decoction (Charras) Electuary of Peony Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton) Aloeswood 20 (A gar nyi shu) (Tibetan) Catechu 25 (Seng ldeng 25) (Tibetan) Life Holding Jewel (Srog 'dzin nor bu) (Tibetan) Wish-fulfilling Jewel (Bsam phel nor bu) (Tibetan) Nerves, Cold diseases of Honey water (Hydromel) Sage flower conserve Betony flower conserve Calamus confected Pills of Euphorbium (Mesue) Ointment of Agrippa Ointment of Marshmallow Oil of Spikenard Oil of Costus Oil of Pepper Oil of Euphorbium Oil of Castoreum Oil of Oregano Oil of the Philosophers Oil of Turpentine Nervous Diseases from Wind-Heat Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton) Aloeswood 20 (A gar nyi shu) (Tibetan) Pearl 25 (Tibetan) Nervous Diseases from Wind-Phlegm Pills of Colchicum Greater (Habb E Suranjun Kalan) Confection of Alfesera (Diabryonias) (Democrites) Pills of Opopanax (De Morbis internis curanda) Numbness Xiao Huo Luo Wan Wish-fulfilling Jewel (Bsam phel nor bu) (Tibetan) |
From Mesue & Nicholas
Nervorum aegritudinibus frigidis conferunt–
Nerve diseases from Cold Honey water (Hydromel) Colocynth Opopanax Sagapen Euphorbium Syrup of Stoechas (Fernelius) Oil of Walnut Oil of Saffron Oil of Spikenard Oil of Euphorbium Oil of Pepper Ointment of Bdellium Nervorum frigiditati, and dolori conferunt– Cold Pain of the Nerves Decoction of Stoechas Oil of Hyssop Oil of Bay Oil of Storax Oil of Sesame Oil of Elecampane Nervorum aegritudines purgant– Purge Nerve diseases Agaric Colocynth Pilulae Alhandal Pills of Opopanax Nervorum doloribus valent– Effective for Nerve pain Centaury Orris Cerate of Hyssop Oil of Bitter Almond Oil of Hazelnut Oil of Coconut Oil of Bay Oil of Camomile Oil of Elder Oil of Euphorbium Oil of Mastic Oil of Meliot |