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Chinese Medicine for PAIN
What Causes Pain?
Where there's pain, there is no flow.
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Pain is caused by the stagnation of energy or fluids. When flow is restrained or interrupted, pain occurs, alerting us to the problem. Three causes of pain are:
1. Obstruction (blocked flow - due to injury, swelling, oversupply or engorgement of qi or blood )
2. Constraint (restrained flow - due to emotional, psychic, or mental constraint),
3. Deficiency (weak flow - due to deficiency of qi or blood)
Injury Pain
Sudden or acute pain can usually be traced to obstruction or constraint. In the case of injury, severed tissue and engorgement of blood and body fluids cause stagnation and resulting pain. These pains are intense and fixed in a single location. In the West, this condition is often called inflammatory. In TCM this is called Blood Stagnation. It is treated with topical and internal herbs which Vitalize Blood and Break Blood Stagnations. Such herbs can include frankincense (ru xiang), myrhh (mo yao), safflowers (hong hua), and peach seed kernals (tao ren).
The Chinese art of treating injury is called Dit Da, and medicines used to treat pain of injury is called Dit Da Yao.
A good internal remedy is Ching Koo pills.
A good external remedy is Tieh Ta Yao Gin
You'll find more on this subject on our page Chinese Herbs for Injury
Fibromyalgia Pain
Pain of fibromyalgia, arthritis, and other chronic conditions have multiple roots. Obstruction, constraint, and deficiency are all combined in many cases of intractable chronic pain. Prolonged restrictions of flow eventually cause malnourishment and deficiency. That's why supplementation of qi, blood, or other body fluids is usually a part of treating any kind of chronic pain.
In many cases where the cause of pain is unknown, including most cases diagnosed as fibromyalgia, the true cause is rooted in a deficiency of Liver Blood or Liver Yin. In TCM the Liver governs flow, and the Liver Yin produces fluids that lubricate the joints and tendons. These Liver deficiencies do not indicate harm to the actual liver. Instead they produce painful conditions that can be variously diagnosed as fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, and functional pain. These conditions can have mild to severe pain of the joints and tendons and can appear and dissapear. These chronic conditions require prescription from a Chinese herbologist for the required internal medicine, however there are various over-the-counter topical remedies that can help. An excellent topical linament is Zheng Gu Shui.
For more on fibromyalgia pain go to herbs for fibromyalgia.
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Acupuncture for Pain
Acupuncture and massage are excellent for treating both chronic and acute pain, as they invigorate the normal flow of qi and blood. Though only a small amount of research has been translated from Chinese, there are numerous studies that show the effectiveness of acupuncture for various kinds of pain.
Acupuncture treatment may or may not include the painful area. In cases of congested qi, the acupuncture strategy is to lead qi away from the congested area. So in many cases local points are not used as they could attract additional energy. Needles are always placed on the extremities in these cases to attract qi away from the congested area. Points are chosen on appropriate channels and may have a draining quality. Draining (shi) method is often used.
In cases of deficiency, points are often chosen on or near the painful area in order to attract qi. Distal points and supplementing points such as Kidney 3, Stomach 36, Spleen 6, and Conception Vessel 6 can be added as well.
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PAIN FROM HEAD TO TOE
BASIC PAIN FORMULA
Should not be taken by pregnant women.
bai shao - 20%
qin jiao - 10%
du huo - 10%
yan hu sou - 10%
yu jin - 10%
tao ren - 10%
hong hua - 10%
mu dan pi - 10%
da zao - 5%
gan cao - 5%
Take 3-4 grams (SCOOPS) 3 times a day mixed with liquid or food.
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