Blockage

of Blockage of cold and

Collateral
Qi and Blood
wind and cold
damp *
Disharmony
Stagnation
Pain in head, nape,
Pain in head, nape, Dull pain in shoulder Pain + numbness of
shoulder, back
shoulder, back
and back
head, neck, shoulder,
back or limbs
Rigid nape
Numbness and
Discomfort of nape Weakness or spasms
spasms of nape and
and back
of limbs
back
Numbness in
Heavy sensation in
Numbness of either
Numbness and
extremities
the limbs with
nape or back
cyanosis in ends of
palpable cord-like
fingers
lump
Soreness and scurry Chest distress, poor
Rustling sound in
Stabbing, fixed pain
pain
appetite
movement
Aversion to cold and Headache with heavy No obvious limitation Pain worse at night
wind
sensation
of movement
No sweating
Muscular atrophy

Muscular atrophy




Pink or purple-

Pink tongue
Purple tongue with
darkish tongue
ecchymosis
Thin white or white
White greasy coat
Thin white coat
Petechiae
greasy coat
Floating-tense or
Deep and slow pulse Choppy or moderate Thready-choppy or
floating-moderate
pulse
thready-stringy pulse
pulse








Expel wind and cold Expel cold and damp
Relax tendons +
Promote blood flow
promote blood flow
to remove stasis
Harmonize ying-qi to Remove blockage +
Harmonize
Activate qi flow to
alleviate pain
dredge collaterals
collaterals to stop
stop pain
pain








Ge Gen Tang
Wu Tou Tang
Huo Xue Shu Jin Tang
Gexia Zhuyu Tang

Phlegm and Damp

Blockage
Pain in head, neck,
shoulder, back
Dizziness

Vertigo
Nausea
Heavy sensation of
head

Phlegm and Blood

Stasis Blockage
Pain in head, neck,
shoulder, back
Dizziness
Tinnitus

Qi and Blood
Deficiency
Pain in neck,
shoulder, back
Dizziness

Restlessness

Insomnia

Spontaneous
sweating
Pale or sallow
complexion
SOB +
reluctance to talk
Palpitation
Dim eyesight
Listlessness and
emaciation

Distress in chest and

epigastrium
Palpitation
Dim eyesight
General weakness
and heavy sensation

Numb limbs
Muscular atrophy
Distension of
abdomen
Poor appetite

Pale tongue
White greasy coat
Stringy-choppy or
thready-choppy
pulse


Strengthen Spleen +
expel damp
Resolve phlegm +
dredge collaterals


Banxia Baizhu

Difficulty in walking
Pain and weakness
or numbness of limbs
Muscular atrophy
Distension and
distress of abdomen
and chest
Dry mouth, bitter
taste

Dark and enlarged
tongue
Greasy coating
Stringy-slippery or
thready-choppy
pulse


Dry damp +
remove stasis
Resolve phlegm +
dredge collaterals


Er Chen Tang +

Numbness and
weakness of limbs
Muscular spasm
Diarrhea
Poor appetite

Pale tongue

Thready and weak
pulse


Replenish qi

KD + LV Insufficiency
Pain in neck,
shoulder, back
Dizziness
Tinnitus
Deafness
Insomnia
Dreamy sleep
Distension of head
w/ empty sensation
Night sweating
Red cheek


Blurred vision
Difficulty in walking;
Soreness + weakness
of lwr. back + knees
Numbness and
weakness of limbs
Muscular twitiching
Dribbling urination or
urinary and fecal
incontinence
Dry mouth and
throat

Deep red and thin
tongue
Little or no coat
Deep and thready
pulse

Nourish blood

Tonify Liver and
Kidney

Ba Zhen Tang

Liuwei Dihuang Tang

Tianma Tang

Tao Hong Si Wu Tang

Acupuncture:
Prescription 1: Neck 3 Wind
GB 20
DU 16
Prescription 2: Brain 3 Needle
GB 19
DU 17
Prescription 3:

BL 10
LI 15
LI 11
GB 39
BL 23

Prescription 4:
SI 3
SJ 5
GB 39
For the nerve root type:
Fengchi (GB20), Jiaji (EX), Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4), Shousanli (LI10), may be chosen.
For the vertebral artery type:
Ear acupoints Pizhixia, Shenshangxian, Jiaogan, etc. may be chosen, once a day.