Nerve Diseases

Diseases of the Nerves

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Crooke, Mikrokosmographia, 1618
Diseases of the Nerves refers to what is generally classed as ‘Wind’ diseases in Traditional Medicine. It refers to nervous disorders and nervous irregularities, and diseases of the Brain which are caused by Wind. This is covered under the page Wind Diseases, and also by looking up individual conditions such as Headache, Dizziness, Epilepsy etc. We will briefly look at medicines classed as ‘Nervous’, most of the following being external remedies.

See also

Wind Diseases
Headache & Migraine
Dizziness & Vertigo
Epilepsy,
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s Disease

Western Tradition
Nerves, to Strengthen
Electuary of Pearl (Galen)
Oil of Orris
Oil of Saffron
Nerve Pain, Neuralgia
Ointment of Agrippa
Ointment of Marshmallow
Oil of Indian Nut
Oil of Mastic
Oil of Saffron
Oil of Euphorbium
Oil of Earthworm
Oil of Camomile
Oil of Orris
Oil of Bitter Almond
Oil of Fir
Nerve Pain with Heat & Inflammation, Neuritis
Cephalic Decoction (Charras)
Electuary of Peony
Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton)
Aloeswood 20 (A gar nyi shu) (Tibetan)
Catechu 25 (Seng ldeng 25) (Tibetan)
Life Holding Jewel (Srog ‘dzin nor bu) (Tibetan)
Wish-fulfilling Jewel (Bsam phel nor bu) (Tibetan)
Nerves, Cold diseases of
Honey water (Hydromel)
Sage flower conserve
Betony flower conserve
Calamus confected
Pills of Euphorbium (Mesue)
Ointment of Agrippa
Ointment of Marshmallow
Oil of Spikenard
Oil of Costus
Oil of Pepper
Oil of Euphorbium
Oil of Castoreum
Oil of Oregano
Oil of the Philosophers
Oil of Turpentine
Nervous Diseases from Wind-Heat
Cooling Pearl Powder (Diamargariton)
Aloeswood 20 (A gar nyi shu) (Tibetan)
Pearl 25 (Tibetan)
Nervous Diseases from Wind-Phlegm
Pills of Colchicum Greater (Habb E Suranjun Kalan)
Confection of Alfesera (Diabryonias) (Democrites)
Pills of Opopanax (De Morbis internis curanda)
Numbness
Xiao Huo Luo Wan
Wish-fulfilling Jewel (Bsam phel nor bu) (Tibetan)

From Mesue & Nicholas

Nervorum aegritudinibus frigidis conferunt–
Nerve diseases from Cold
Honey water (Hydromel)
Colocynth
Opopanax
Sagapen
Euphorbium
Syrup of Stoechas (Fernelius)
Oil of Walnut
Oil of Saffron
Oil of Spikenard
Oil of Euphorbium
Oil of Pepper
Ointment of Bdellium
Nervorum frigiditati, and dolori conferunt–
Cold Pain of the Nerves
Decoction of Stoechas
Oil of Hyssop
Oil of Bay
Oil of Storax
Oil of Sesame
Oil of Elecampane
Nervorum aegritudines purgant–
Purge Nerve diseases
Agaric
Colocynth
Pilulae Alhandal
Pills of Opopanax
Nervorum doloribus valent–
Effective for Nerve pain
Centaury
Orris
Cerate of Hyssop
Oil of Bitter Almond
Oil of Hazelnut
Oil of Coconut
Oil of Bay
Oil of Camomile
Oil of Elder
Oil of Euphorbium
Oil of Mastic
Oil of Meliot