How to treat intercostal neuralgia and costochondritis

When intercostal neuralgia and costochondritis occur, patients generally feel obvious discomfort, such as chest pain and difficulty breathing. To treat this disease, you can try to use traditional Chinese medicine to regulate physical discomfort.

[Secret recipe] 10 grams of bupleurum, 12 grams of trichosanthes root, 9 grams of angelica, 6 grams of safflower, 6 grams of licorice, 10 grams of pangolin (fried), 3 grams of rhubarb (soaked in wine), 10 grams of peach kernel (soaked in wine, peel and tip, grind into paste).

【Effects】 Promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, dredge meridians and disperse stagnation.

[Indications] It can be used to treat injuries caused by falls, blood stasis in the ribs, and unbearable pain. It can also be used to treat intercostal neuralgia, costochondritis, etc., which are diagnosed as blood stasis.

[Usage] Decoction in water, 1 dose per day.

【Recipe explanation】

The liver stores blood, and the hypochondrium is where the foot Jueyin meridian runs. If you fall from a height, or fall down or fight, blood stasis will remain in the hypochondrium, causing blood stasis and qi obstruction, resulting in unbearable pain. In the prescription, Bupleurum leads all the herbs into the liver meridian and is the main medicine; it is supplemented with Angelica to promote blood circulation, Licorice to relieve pain, invigorate Qi and generate blood; it is assisted by Pangolin to break up blood stasis and dredge the meridians, Trichosanthes root to moisten dryness and eliminate blood stasis. The "Ben Cao" says it "heals severe injuries", and the "Rihuazi Materia Medica" records it "eliminates blood stasis caused by injuries". Peach kernel and safflower remove blood stasis and promote new blood circulation; a large amount of rhubarb is made with wine to clear up blood stasis and guide it downward, eliminating the old and bringing in the new. The wine is made for its good medicinal properties and the function of promoting blood circulation and dredge the meridians. The combination of these medicines can remove blood stasis, promote regeneration, and relieve side pain. Just as Zhang Bingcheng said: "What goes away goes away, what is born will be born, the pain will be relieved and the vitality will be restored", so it is named "Fuyuan Huoxue Decoction".

【Addition and subtraction】

If the pain is severe, you can add 3-6 grams of Panax notoginseng powder to drink, or add frankincense, myrrh, Corydalis yanhusuo, etc. to enhance the effect of promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. However, in cases of falls and injuries, not only blood stasis but also qi stagnation may occur. To this end, you may add herbs such as angelica dahurica, curcuma aromatica, and tangerine peel to promote the flow of qi and activate blood circulation, which will have a particularly good therapeutic effect. (Note: The drug dosage can be appropriately increased or decreased according to clinical practice)