TRADITIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE – DISEASES & FORMULAS

Tremors and Shaking


Tremors and Shaking are classed as Wind disorders in Traditional Medicine, so other medicines used for Wind diseases may also be applicable. Shaking with loss of sense was traditionally called Shaking Palsy and overlaps the modern diagnosis of Parkinsonism. Warming Pearl Powder was viewed as an especially effective medicine for Shaking Palsy.

Western Tradition

Tremori conferunt – Tremor

1. Tremors of the hands, wash or soak the hands often with Sage decoction.

Sage Wine
Syrup of Stoechas
Warming Pearl Powder (Diamarg. Calidum) (Avicenna)
Warming Pearl Powder (Diamarg. Calidum) (Mesue)
Arabic Confect Purging Melancholy (Confectio Hamech)
Aromatic Musk Compound (Aromaticum Moschatum)
Electuary of Gems (Mesue)
Electuary of Steel (Unani)
Expert Confection for Tremors
Blanca (Nicholas)
Hiera Hermetis
Hiera Logadii
Pills of Euphorbium (Mesue)
Pills of Ishrat (Unani)
Pills of Ten Things (Unani)
Oil of Pepper
Oil of Lapis Gagate
Oil of the Philosophers
Oil of Castoreum

Shaking, Parkinsonism
Sage Wine
Hiera Logadii
Warming Pearl Powder (Diamarg. Calidum) (Avicenna)
Warming Pearl Powder (Diamarg. Calidum) (Mesue)
Electuary of Steel (Unani)
Pills of Ten Things (Unani)

TCM Classification

Internal Wind and Heat
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang

Internal Wind with Yin Deficiency
E Jiao Ji Zi Tang
Da Ding Feng Zhu
San Jia Fu Mai Tang
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

Special Formulas:

1. Apply Cinamon oil to the crown of the Head and the part that is shaking or trembling.
2. Mix equal parts of Pig Blood with Aqua Vitae, then distil. Give 2 dram doses. This was to be used with the application of Cinnamon oil above. (Secrets of Alexis)

EXPERT CONFECTION FOR TREMORS
    Black Myrobalan        30 drams
    Savin                             10 drams
    Libani                             7 drams
    Cyperus
    Calamus                        5 drams
Form a confect with Kermes.
Dose: 1–2 drams. (De Morbis Internis Curandis, Mesue, 1551)

TREMBLING OF THE BODY
    Costus
    Indian leaf
    Calamus
    Clove                                1 oz. ea.
    Acacia
    Rose
    Tabasheer
    Indian nuts
    Olibanum                        ½ oz. ea.
Powder and mix with Quince juice boiled with sugar and form an Electuary.
Dose: as much as a Hazelnut. (Secrets of Alexis)

ELECTUARY FOR TREMBLING FROM MELANCHOLY HUMOR
    Pine nuts (washed)      2 drams
    Almonds
    Raisins
    Pistachio                      
    Ginger
    Saffron
    White & Red Behen
    Zedoary
    Citron peel
    Balm                               1 dram ea.
    Pearl
    Coral
    Clove
    Mace
    Cardamon                     ½ dram
    Sandalwood
    Tragacanth
    Gum Arabic                  2 scruples
    Sugar                            16 drams
Dissolve Sugar in Balm water and make a confection with the rest in Powder. (The Secrets of Alexis, 1615)

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