Treatment methods for rheumatism, traditional Chinese medicine remedies can help you say goodbye to rheumatism

When I am at home, whenever it is windy, rainy, or cold, I will hear the elderly at home say: Hey, the rheumatism is back again. Rheumatism is a very tormenting disease. It is easy to get rheumatism because of not taking good care of the joints when you are young, or because of any injuries to the joints. When rheumatism attacks, the joints are extremely painful. So what are the ways to treat rheumatism?

1: [Functions and indications] It can activate the meridians. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, with symptoms of muscle and joint pain and swelling, local fever when touched, but the patient feels cold, or does not feel hot when touched, or feels fever, low fever or no obvious fever, red tongue, yellow-white fur or yellow-white fur or less fur, stringy or weak pulse. [Folk prescription composition] 10g each of cinnamon twig, white peony root, rhizoma anemarrhenae, cooked aconite root, safflower, thorn of honey lonicera, cibotium barometz, saposhnikovia divaricata, 20g each of raw rehmannia root, earthworm, bone-smashed thrush, 15g each of raw astragalus root and mistletoe. [Usage and dosage] 1 dose per day, decocted in water.

1: [Functions and indications] Indications: rheumatoid arthritis. [Prescription composition] 30-50g of raw astragalus, 20-25g of clematis, 20g of processed aconite, 10g each of cinnamon twig, white peony root, qinjiao, and spatholobi, 8-10g each of ephedra, fangfeng, anemarrhena, chuanhuangbai, and raw licorice. [Usage and dosage] Decoction the above medicines in water, take 1 dose per day, divided into 3-4 times orally, 15 doses as a course of treatment. [Additions and Subtractions] If both Qi and blood are deficient, increase the dosage of Astragalus to 60-80 grams, and add 20 grams each of Angelica sinensis and Polygonum multiflorum; if fever is present, add 40-50 grams of Gypsum Fibrosum and 25-30 grams of Coix Seed; if the joints are more red and swollen, add 20-30 grams of Radix Dipterocarpa (谵光), 12-15 grams each of Stephania tetrandra and Radix Angelicae Sinensis; if the upper limbs are more severe, add 10-15 grams each of Curcuma longa and Morus alba; if the lower limbs are more severe, add 10-12 grams each of Achyranthes bidentata, Cansha, and Papaya.

1: [Functions and indications] Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, nourish the liver and kidney. Indications: rheumatoid arthritis. [Prescription composition] 9g of rhubarb, 12g of scutellaria, 15g each of peach kernel, apricot kernel, red peony root, and dried rehmannia root, 6g each of licorice and horsefly, 10g of raw chuanxiong, 18g of mistletoe, 20g of cyathula, and 30g of serpentine. [Usage and dosage] 1 dose per day, decocted in water 3 times, divided into 3 doses. 1 month is 1 course of treatment. [Additions and subtractions] For those with weak qi and blood, add astragalus and angelica; for those with liver and kidney deficiency, add antler glue, eucommia, and Morinda officinalis.

1: [Functions and indications] Promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals, warm the meridians and remove dampness. Indications: rheumatoid arthritis. [Prescription composition] 15g of golden needle, 15g of radix dasyphyllae, 1 centipede, 40g of astragalus, 12g of cinnamon twig, 12g of sea wind vine, 12g of clematis, 10g of licorice. [Usage and dosage] 1 dose per day, decocted in water, 20 doses as a course of treatment, generally 2 to 3 courses of treatment are recommended. [Additions and subtractions] If the joints and muscles are red, swollen, hot and painful, add 15 grams of honeysuckle vine, 10 grams of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, and 2 grams of Phellodendron chinense; if the disease has a long course, the joints and muscles are severely cold and painful, and the pain is fixed, add 8 grams of processed Chuanwu and 8 grams of processed Caowu; if the pain in the limbs is migratory, add 12 grams of Saposhnikovia divaricata and 10 grams of Notopterygium wilfordii; if the joints are deformed due to long-term illness, and flexion and extension are difficult, accompanied by dizziness and low back pain, add 12 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Cibotium barometz, and 12 grams of Gypsum Root.

1: [Functions and indications] Expel wind, dissipate cold, and remove dampness. Indications: rheumatoid arthritis. Symptoms: pain in limb joints and muscles, poor flexion and extension of joints, pain that is not red or hot, often with a cold sensation, pain that is relieved by heat, or migratory pain, or pain like a knife cutting or a needle pricking, or soreness, swollen joints, pale tongue, white or greasy coating, tight or moist or floating pulse. [Prescription composition] 10 grams each of cinnamon twig, processed Chuanwu (pre-decocted), angelica, and snake, 15 grams each of epimedium and cooked rehmannia, 30 grams of deer antler grass, and 5 grams of liquorice. [Usage and dosage] 1 dose per day, decocted in water, taken in 2 doses. Avoid wind and cold. [Add or subtract] If the wind is strong, add 20g each of Xungufeng and Zuandifeng; if the dampness is strong, add 10g each of Atractylodes macrocephala and Atractylodes macrocephala, 15g each of raw coix seed and fried coix seed; if the cold is strong, add 10g each of processed Aconite (pre-fried) and cooked Aconite root; if there is tingling, add 10g of ground worm, 3g of Panax notoginseng (grind and rinse), and 15g of Corydalis; if the pain is severe, add 3g of roasted whole scorpion (grind and rinse).

1: [Function and indication] Indications: Rheumatoid arthritis. [Prescription composition] Raw Astragalus 15-30g, Atractylodes macrocephala, cinnamon twig, processed Chuanwu, Stephania tetrandra 15g each, Morus alba 30g, White Peony Root, Angelica Root, Curcuma 12g each, Roasted Licorice 10g. [Usage and Dosage] Decoction the above medicines in water and take them in 2 doses, 1 dose per day for 3 consecutive months, then take 1 dose every other day for another 3 months. After that, make pills with this prescription and continue to take them for 6 months to consolidate the therapeutic effect. The whole course of treatment is 1 year. [Additions and Subtractions] If the syndrome is heat-dominant, add 30g each of raw gypsum and wild yam. If the syndrome is cold-dominant, cinnamon twig can be used up to 20g, and 3-6g of Xixin can be added. If the syndrome is qi and blood deficiency, add 15-30g of Radix Dangshen and 15g of Polygonum multiflorum.

1: [Functions and indications] It can dissipate blood stasis and promote circulation, and it can also promote diuresis and eliminate numbness. It is mainly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. [Prescription composition] Frankincense, processed myrrh, 12g each, processed Chuanwu, 15g, earthworm, earthworm, 20g each, peach kernel, centipede, 10g each, green wind vine, coix seed, raw earth, 30g each. [Usage and dosage] Decoction in water, 1 dose per day. One course of treatment is 3 months. [Add or subtract] For damp-heat obstruction type, add 10g each of Stephania tetrandra and Cangzhu, 20g each of Radix Dipterocarpa and Rhizoma Corydalis, and 30g of Rhizoma Nicholerae; for mixed cold and heat type, add 10g of cinnamon twig, 15g of white peony root, 12g of Anemarrhena asphodeloides, 30g of raw Astragalus, and 20 pieces of Aconite root; for liver and kidney deficiency type, add 15g each of Chuanxuduan, Viscum album, Cibotium barometz, and Aconite root, 10g of Drynaria fortunei, and 12g of white peony root.

The method of treating rheumatism is that it is not recommended to treat rheumatism quickly. The disease comes like a mountain falling, and the disease goes away like a thread being pulled out. All diseases must be treated little by little to be cured. Don't be too anxious and seek medical treatment indiscriminately, which will delay the best time to treat the disease.