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Pain



Dolor is the Latin word ... in English it is named Pain or Dolour, the which may be many ways,
as by sickness of the body, or disquietness of a man's mind. (Boordes Book of Knowledge, 1542)

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 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 fixed, 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)


Primary Medicines to Relieve Pain

Requies (Nicholas)
Tincture Producing Sleep


Pain from Heat

Tincture of Camomile
Tincture Producing Sleep
Bitter Decoction
Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue)
Troches of Rhubarb Greater
Electuary of the Juice of Roses (Mesue)


Pain from Cold

Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Mesue)
Powder of Galangal Compound (Diagalanga) (Mesue)
Electuary of Gums (Zenon)


Pain from Qi Stagnation

Tincture of Valerian
Powder of Cumin Greater (Nicholas)
Powder of Calamint Compound (Nicholas)
Electuary of Costus (Mesue)


Pain from Blood Stagnation

Tincture of St. John's wort
Tincture of Myrrh
Tincture of Saffron
Elixir of Camphor
Powder to Move Blood (Wirtzung)
Troches of Saffron (Nicholas)
Electuary for Internal Bruising
Electuary of Saffron Lesser (Diacrocon Minus) (Mesue)
Electuary of Saffron Lesser (Diacrocon Minus) (Mesue)
Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocon Majores) (M.)
Antidotum Immortale
Electuary of Frankincense (Diaolibanum) (Nicholas)


Topically for Pain
1. Decoct Poppy heads for 15 minutes, then strain the decoction onto Camomile flowers, infuse for 15 minutes, then use the strained infusion as a fomentation or topical wash for pains, swellings and inflammation.

Tincture Producing Sleep
Ointment for Congealed Blood


Qi Stagnation

Liang Fu Wan
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
Chai Hu Shu Gan San


Heat Pain

Huang Lian Jie Du Wan
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang


Cold Pain

Liang Fu Wan
Li Zhong Wan
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan
Fu Zi Tang


Blood Stagnation

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
Qi Li San
Yunnan Baiyao


Wind Damp

Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang


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