Numbness of the limbs caused by stroke can be treated with medication according to the specific type of stroke, common types of stroke include qi deficiency and blood stasis, wind-phlegm stasis, yin deficiency and wind movement, and closure, etc. Formulas such as tonifying yang and restoring five tang and peach red and four objects tang can be used for treatment. The specific medication should follow the doctor’s prescription.
1. Qi deficiency and blood stasis: tonifying Yang Hui Wu Tang has the effects of tonifying Qi, activating blood circulation and clearing collaterals, and can treat numbness of limbs caused by Qi deficiency and blood stasis in stroke. This formula should not be used if post-stroke hemiplegia (inability to move one side of the limb freely) is due to yin deficiency and hyperactivity of yang (deficiency of yin fluid and hyperactivity of yang), or phlegm obstruction and blood stasis.
2. Wind-phlegm stasis: Tao Hong Si Wu Tang is composed of peach kernel and safflower on the basis of Si Wu Tang, which has the efficacy of nourishing blood and activating blood circulation, and has a certain therapeutic effect on numbness of limbs caused by wind-phlegm stasis in stroke. The adverse effects and contraindications of this formula are not clear.
3. Yin deficiency and wind movement: Zhen Liver and Wind Extinguishing Tang has the efficacy of suppressing the liver and extinguishing wind, nourishing yin and submerging yang, and can be used for treating numbness of limbs caused by yin deficiency and wind movement in strokes. This formula should not be used if the wind is caused by qi deficiency and blood stasis.
4. Closure: Angong Niuhuang Wan is suitable for Yang closure, which is useful for severe stroke patients with numbness of limbs and delirium tremens (delirium, nonsense). Pregnant women and athletes should be cautious.
Stroke is a more serious acute cerebrovascular disease, should go to the hospital as soon as possible, under the guidance of a physician standardized treatment, do not take medication without authorization.