Dosage of Notopterygium wilfordii

Each type of therapeutic drug has strict requirements on the ratio. If the wrong dosage is used, it may not only fail to cure the disease, but also cause harm to the body. When using Qianghuo to treat diseases, Chinese medicine practitioners will strictly control the dosage of Qianghuo, because different dosages of Qianghuo and combined medicinal materials can treat different diseases. Below I will tell you in detail how to use Qianghuo to treat different diseases.

1. Efficacy and function of Notopterygium wilfordii

1. Used to treat various types of joint pain. One of the major functions of Qianghuo is to eliminate rheumatism. It is very effective in treating pain in the whole body joints, neck pain, back pain, pain in the spinal joints, etc. caused by rheumatism. Based on this kind of experience, it has been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis, etc. in recent years, and has achieved certain effects. It is often used together with Angelica dahurica, cinnamon twig, red peony root, safflower, Clematis chinensis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Aconitum carmichaelii, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Coix seed, and turpentine. Qianghuo and Duhuo are different in their ability to relieve rheumatism. Qianghuo is good at removing rheumatism in the upper body, and is good at treating pain in the spine, neck, head and back; Duhuo is good at removing rheumatism in the lower body, and is good at treating pain in the waist, legs, feet and shins. Both Qianghuo and Guizhi can dispel wind and cold, but Qianghuo is good at dispelling wind and cold from the head, neck, spine and back, while Guizhi is good at dispelling wind and cold from the shoulders, arms and fingers. Qianghuo is often used as a guiding medicine to treat pain in the upper body and the back of the head. Qianghuo has the characteristic of treating "Du meridian disease, stiff spine and coldness", so this medicine is often added when treating spinal diseases.

2. Used to treat acute and chronic enteritis and chronic bacillary dysentery. It is mixed with white pepper, cinnamon, cloves, cassia bark, etc., ground into powder and made into a medicinal cake, which is applied on the navel.

3. Used to treat stubborn headaches. It can be used together with Chuanxiong, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Saposhnikovia divaricata, etc., and decocted in water for oral administration. It is used in combination with Chuanxiong, Saposhnikovia divaricata, Asarum and other wind-dispelling and analgesic drugs to treat migraines caused by cold.

4. Used to treat renal failure. It can be mixed with ephedra, cinnamon twig, asarum, atractylodes, safflower, etc. and boiled in water for bathing to make the whole body sweat.

2. Clinical Application of Notopterygium

1. Used to treat exogenous wind-cold. It is especially suitable for people with external symptoms such as cold and heat, bone pain, and headache. The power of dispersing wind is stronger than that of preventing wind.

2. Used to treat rheumatism. It can be used by anyone with joint and muscle rheumatism, and is especially suitable for patients with rheumatic pain in the upper body muscles caused by severe cold and dampness, as well as patients with coldness and contracture in the muscles in the middle of the waist and back. This product can also treat facial nerve paralysis related to rheumatism. It is often combined with Duhuo, Saposhnikovia divaricata, etc., such as Qianghuo Shengshi Decoction.

3. Qianghuo and Duhuo each have their own strengths. Qianghuo has a strong taste, and has a stronger effect of diaphoresis and antipyretic, and is good at dispelling exterior pathogens; Duhuo has a lighter and milder taste, and has a stronger effect of removing dampness; Qianghuo and Duhuo are used together, each playing its own strengths and complementing each other, and the effect is better for the treatment of rheumatic pain.

3. Dosage and Usage of Notopterygium

The usual dosage is 3 to 9g. For treating colds, the dosage should be light, 3 to 6 grams is enough; for treating rheumatism, the dosage should be slightly heavier, up to 9 grams can be used. However, when using Qianghuo and Duhuo together, the dosage of both should not be too high to avoid causing nausea and other discomfort.