A traditional Chinese medicine preparation for treating trigeminal neuralgia

Abstract

A traditional Chinese medicine preparation for treating trigeminal neuralgia is disclosed. Raw material medicines of the preparation comprise 20-30 g of giant typhonium rhizome, 10-20 g of stiff silkworm, 10-20 g of baical skullcap root, 10-20 g of spica schizonepetae, 10-20 g of kudzu vine root, 10-20 g of Chinese thorowax root, 10-20 g of divaricate saposhnikovia root, 10-20 g of mulberry leaf, 8-12 g of manchurian wildginger, 8-15 g of twotoothed achyranthes root, 8-12 g of hedyotis, 8-12 g of tall gastrodia tuber, 8-12 g of fresh ginger, 8-12 g of amur cork-tree and 8-12 g of long pepper. The medicines are compatible, complement each other, and have functions of dispelling wind, relieving pain, removing heat from the liver, purging fire, promoting circulation of blood, relieving swelling, expelling wind and dredging collaterals. Clinical application shows that the preparation has advantages of low prices, definite curative effects, no side or toxic effects, a high curative rate, and the like when the preparation is used for treating the trigeminal neuralgia. The preparation deserves clinical trial and popularization.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of traditional Chinese medicines, in particular to a traditional Chinese medicine preparation capable of treating trigeminal neuralgia. Background technique [0002] Trigeminal neuralgia refers to recurrent and transient severe pain in the distribution area of ​​the trigeminal nerve. During the attack, it manifests as severe electric shock-like, acupuncture-like, knife-cut or tear-like pain on the cheeks, upper jaw and tongue, which lasts for several seconds or 1 to 2 minutes. The corners of the patient's mouth, nose, cheek or tongue are sensitive areas, which can be induced by light touch, which are called trigger points or trigger points. Severe case can occur facial muscle reflexive twitching because of pain, and the corner of the mouth is led to the affected side and is painful twitching. Pain can be caused by any stimulation of the oral cavity or face. It is more common in adults and the elderly. Patients over ...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] Trigeminal neuralgia is lingering and difficult to heal clinically, the condition is aggravated, and the course of the disease is prolonged. The clinical treatment generally uses drugs such as carbamazepine, phenytoin, and tramadol, but the biggest disadvantage of the above-mentioned drugs is that they need to be taken for a long time. Rapid onset, due to long-term medication, some patients will experience rash, hematuria, granulocytopenia, simple thrombocytopenia can cause blood disease, memory loss, liver function damage and other side effects; paralyzed nerve block, frequent temperature-controlled coagulation, ray radiation and other techniques It can relieve pain, but the recurrence rate is as high as 64%, and it is easy to cause complications such as deafness, blindness, ataxia, etc., and cannot achieve the purpose of radical cure