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Pain
Pain may come from numerous causes. In Traditional Medicine, Pain can broadly be divided into Heat, Cold, Wind or Blood types:
1. Heat-type Pain–associated with inflammation, infection; pain is hot, burning, strong; relieved with cold
Use cooling anodyne medicines like Violet, Lettice, Four Cold Seeds
2. Cold-type Pain–associated with poor circulation and coldness; pain is dull, heavy, relieved with warmth
Use warming medicines like Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger, Cayenne
3. Wind-type Pain–associated with Nerves (Neuralgia) or Qi stagnation; pain is tearing, shooting, changing, movable
Use Qi regulating medicines like Calamus, Valerian, Sandalwood, Citrus peel
4. Blood-type Pain–associated with Bruising or Blood stagnation; pain is sharp, stabbing or throbbing
Use Blood moving medicines like Safflower/Saffron, Turmeric, Frankincense, Myrrh, Rhubarb
Treatment aims to treat the Cause. In addition, Narcotics may be used to relieve severe pain.
Principles narcotics used are.
1. Poppy, Opium
2. Mandrake
3. Henbane
4. Cannabis
Nervous stimulants to open obstructions are also used. This includes Camphor, Aconite and Nux Vomica, both potent medicines to open obstructions and regulate nerves.
Herbs shown to be effective for Neurogenic Pain:
Alstonia, Artemisia drucunculus, Butea, Colocynth, Turmeric, Saffron, Elaeagnus, Ginkgo, Mitragyna, Nigella, Sacred Basil, Phyllanthus amarus, Rosemary, Madder, Sage, Cannabis (See Research Here)
1. Heat-type Pain–associated with inflammation, infection; pain is hot, burning, strong; relieved with cold
Use cooling anodyne medicines like Violet, Lettice, Four Cold Seeds
2. Cold-type Pain–associated with poor circulation and coldness; pain is dull, heavy, relieved with warmth
Use warming medicines like Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger, Cayenne
3. Wind-type Pain–associated with Nerves (Neuralgia) or Qi stagnation; pain is tearing, shooting, changing, movable
Use Qi regulating medicines like Calamus, Valerian, Sandalwood, Citrus peel
4. Blood-type Pain–associated with Bruising or Blood stagnation; pain is sharp, stabbing or throbbing
Use Blood moving medicines like Safflower/Saffron, Turmeric, Frankincense, Myrrh, Rhubarb
Treatment aims to treat the Cause. In addition, Narcotics may be used to relieve severe pain.
Principles narcotics used are.
1. Poppy, Opium
2. Mandrake
3. Henbane
4. Cannabis
Nervous stimulants to open obstructions are also used. This includes Camphor, Aconite and Nux Vomica, both potent medicines to open obstructions and regulate nerves.
Herbs shown to be effective for Neurogenic Pain:
Alstonia, Artemisia drucunculus, Butea, Colocynth, Turmeric, Saffron, Elaeagnus, Ginkgo, Mitragyna, Nigella, Sacred Basil, Phyllanthus amarus, Rosemary, Madder, Sage, Cannabis (See Research Here)