What are the traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating low back and leg pain?

Pain in the waist and legs is mainly caused by herniated disc or other inflammations such as osteoporosis. People who often suffer from pain in the waist and legs are around 25 to 50 years old. This situation may also be caused by people doing some physical labor or sitting for a long time. If people suffer from pain in the waist and legs, it will seriously affect their normal life and work. So what are some good treatments for pain in the waist and legs!

There is a secret recipe circulating among the people for treating low back and leg pain.

Prescription: 30 grams each of Dipsacus asper, Eucommia ulmoides, Rhizoma Achyranthis Bidentatae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Salvia miltiorrhizae, Notopterygium wilfordii, Cortex Pittosporum tobirae, and Curcuma longa, 20 grams each of Stephania tetrandra and Paeonia lactiflora, and 10 grams of Asarum.

Usage: Crush the medicine, wet it with vinegar, put it in a cloth bag and steam it for 30 minutes, wrap it with a towel and apply it to the affected area. After it cools down slightly, you can put the medicine bag directly on the skin. Twice a day, each time for about 40 minutes, 6 days as a course of treatment. After use, place the medicine bag in a cool and ventilated place. It can be used continuously for 3 days.

Low back and leg pain is mostly caused by blood stasis and meridian blockage. Traditional Chinese medicine has the theory that "if there is obstruction, there will be pain, and if there is obstruction, there will be no pain". In clinical practice, hot compress therapy with Chinese medicine is often used to achieve the purpose of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, warming and tonifying the body to disperse blood stasis, and relieving inflammation and pain.

Oral prescription

15 grams of Rehmannia glutinosa, 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 15 grams of peach kernel, 12 grams of red peony root, 15 grams of Eucommia ulmoides, 12 grams of Chuanduan, 10 grams of Cibotium bark, 10 grams of Ephedra sinica, 15 grams of earthworm, 20 grams of Cyathula capitata, and 10 grams of licorice. Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, 21 doses as a course of treatment.

For external use

10 grams each of black aconite, cinnamon, dried ginger, Chuanxiong, Arisaema, Angelica dahurica, Clematis, earthworm, scorpion, and borneol, 6 grams of asarum, 15 grams of safflower, and 30 grams of Sichuan pepper. Grind the above medicines into fine powder, mix evenly, sieve, take ginger juice or rice wine to make a paste and apply it to the affected area, change it every other day. Use for 14 consecutive days.

Cornus officinalis: decoct 50-100 grams of raw cornus officinalis and take it in the morning and evening. Patients can give it a try.

The ingredients of Cibotium barometz and Polygonum multiflorum soup are Cibotium barometz, processed Polygonum multiflorum, wolfberry, angelica, Dipsacus asper, black Eucommia barometz, etc. It can treat blood stasis caused by trauma, and pain in the waist and legs caused by qi stagnation. The treatment effect is better for the elderly.

The above article is some traditional Chinese medicine methods for treating low back and leg pain compiled by the editor. The editor reminds patients to pay attention to the combination of work and rest during work, not to stay up late often, and try not to do some very physically demanding work. If you are a white-collar worker, avoid sitting for a long time.