TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS
Loss of Speech
And Speech disorders
Loss of Speech usually comes following Brain trauma such as CVA. It is therefore most often associated with Blood stagnation, but may also be associated with Phlegm obstructing the Brain.
Speech disorders such as stuttering and slow speech development are generally associated with Wind disorders. Typically, Wind-Phlegm obstructs the Brain and Nerves. Yang deficiency or Weakness of the Brain and Nerves can also be causes.
Western Tradition
Simples
Borage
Peony
Rosemary
Calamus
Periwinkle
Storax
Calendula
Mistletoe
Marjoram
Pyrethrum
Lily of the Valley
Musk
1. Emulsion of Peach kernel in Pennyroyal water (Gerard)
2. Wash the mouth with equal parts of Sage and Rosemary waters
3. Twice per week, take Hiera Logadii (1½ drams) with a decoction of Rosemary (Wirtzung)
Compounds
Conserve of Lavender
Decoction for Apoplexy (Countess of Kent)
Tincture of Juniper Compound
Wormwood Wine
Electuary of Calamus (Diacorum) (Mesue)
Increase Awareness Pills (Tibetan Medicine)
Melodious Pill (Tibetan Medicine)
Pearl 25 (Mu tig nyer lnga) (Tibetan Medicine)
Sarasvata Churna (Ayurveda)
Kalya Avaleha (Ayurveda)
To Purge
Hiera Logadii
TCM Classification
Blood Stasis with Deficiency
Weakness, lethargy, difficult speech or loss of speech, hemiplegia, moderate or soft pulse (not strong or wiry)
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
Liver Wind or Yang Rising
Aphasia, vertigo, tinnitus, palpitations, insomnia, wiry pulse
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (with signs of Heat)
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang (with Yin deficiency)
Jian Ling Tang (with Yin deficiency)
Yin and Yang Deficiency with Phlegm-Fire
Loss of Speech, stiffness of the tongue, weakness, weak legs, paralysis, dry mouth; red and puffy tongue with greasy coat, deep, slow thready or weak and slippery pulse
Di Huang Yin Zi
Special Formulas
Periwinkle
Regarded as especially useful according to some Physicians:
Loss of Speech
i. Periwinkle, Borage, Calendula
ii. Periwinkle, Sage, Saffron
iii. Periwinkle with Borage, Peony, Rosemary, Calamus, Storax, Calendula
Pennyroyal
1. “the seed of Pennyroyal if it be smelled unto, is singular good to recover their tongue again who be Speechless”. (Pliny)
2. “If he is mute, let him take pulgium, and dissolve it in good wine or vinegar, and apply it to his tongue; this will quickly restore speech”. (Dorsetn, 1540)
For Speech Disorders
1. Periwinkle with Calamus
2. Calamus, Peony
3. Calamus with Centella, Convolvulus Shankhapushpi (Ayurveda)
4. Increase Awareness Pills (Blo ‘phel ril bu)
1. Loss of speech following Stroke with deviation of the mouth, hemiplegia
White Dead Silkworm (Bai Jiang Can)
Tabasheer (Tian Zhu Huang)
Gastrodia Tian Ma
Scorpion (Quan Xie)
Safflower (Hong Hua).
