Experience with Stroke 1980.3.20

Experience with Stroke 1980.3.20

In the early stage, it is advisable to use blood-activating and stasis-resolving herbs, such as red peony root, chuanxiong, peach kernel, safflower, achyranthes, salvia miltiorrhiza, chicken blood vine, and earthworm. Among them, salvia miltiorrhiza and earthworm are particularly effective, as they can both calm the mind and relieve spasms while also dilating blood vessels and promoting the recovery of limb motor function. Additions and subtractions: for convulsions, add whole scorpion, centipede, and silkworm pupa; for patients with a stiff tongue unable to speak, add polygala and sweet flag; for excessive phlegm and saliva, add pinellia and pinellia ternata. (Zhang Peiqiu, Ningbo Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)