ZHANG Lili,BAI Changchuan,YAN Chao,et al.Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia on the Basis of “Latent Wind-toxin in Collaterals”[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(10):1064-1067.
ZHANG Lili,BAI Changchuan,YAN Chao,et al.Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia on the Basis of “Latent Wind-toxin in Collaterals”[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2023,64(10):1064-1067.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2023.10.016.
Treating Trigeminal Neuralgia on the Basis of “Latent Wind-toxin in Collaterals”
This paper summarized the treatment experience of trigeminal neuralgia on the basis of “latent wind-toxin in collaterals”. It is considered that external invasion of pathogenic wind-toxin is the main cause of trigeminal neuralgia, and latent wind-toxin in collaterals is the core pathogenesis. The head and face are the confluence of all
yang
and the network of collaterals, which is located on the top and is vulnerable to wind-toxin. Wind-toxin invades the collaterals and blocks channel
qi
, and if the flow of channel
qi
is not smooth, the pain occurs. Since the defensive
qi
is damaged by wind-toxin, the pathogen can not be removed, lying in the collaterals and being difficult to heal. Treatment by stages is suggested. Pain relief during the attack period is important. In order to relax the tension and relieve pain, wind medicals, blood medicinals and insect medicinals should be used together by playing their role each in dispelling wind, activating collaterals, and attacking toxin and achieving the integrated effect. In remission period, it is mainly to adjust the constitution.To prevent recurrence, the method of consolidating the exterior and nourishing collaterals as well as harmonize