Post-traumatic Sequelae of Cranial Injury
Post-traumatic Sequelae of Cranial Injury
【Differential Diagnosis】Damage to cranial collaterals causes blood to depart from vessels and accumulate as stasis; qi stagnation and blood stasis obstruct clear orifices, resulting in failure of clear yang to rise and turbid yin not descending.
【Therapeutic Principle】Soothe the heart and calm the spirit, elevate clear yang, lower turbid yin, activate blood and resolve stasis.
【Formula Name】Xiao Yi Tang (Decoction for Eliminating Aftereffects).
【Composition】Amber 3g, Cinnabar 0.3g, Dragon bone 15g, Uncaria stem 3–6g, Large belly skin 12g, Mulberry white bark 12g, Red peony root 9g, Peach kernel 12g, Codonopsis root 15–30g, Lycium berry 15g, Schizonepeta spike 6g, Bupleurum root 6g, White peony root 15g, Processed safflower 6g.
【Usage】Decoct in water, take one dose daily, divided into 2 doses per day.
【Source】Hua Jiang's formula.