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.

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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

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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)