How to treat ankylosing spondylitis in traditional Chinese medicine

Everyone should be relatively unfamiliar with the disease of ankylosing spondylitis. It is a rheumatic disease. In severe cases, the waist cannot bend or straighten. Therefore, when you find that you have a disease like ankylosing spondylitis, you must seek treatment in time. Many friends don’t know much about this type of disease, so how does Traditional Chinese Medicine treat ankylosing spondylitis?

Patients with ankylosing spondylitis can choose to take Qiangji Decoction orally and apply Qiangji Powder externally for treatment. Qiangji Decoction has the functions of dispelling wind, dispersing cold, removing dampness, warming the meridians, strengthening the waist and kidneys. Qiangji San has the effects of warming the meridians and dispelling cold, dispelling wind and dampness, relieving pain, and relieving muscle spasms.

Take the Qiangji Decoction orally

Prescriptions: Jianghuo, Duhuo, Qinjiao, Saposhnikovia, Red Peony Root, Achyranthes bidentata, Angelica sinensis, Morus alba, Atractylodes, Poria, Cibotium barometz, Pueraria root, Eucommia ulmoides.

Modified prescription of Qiangji Decoction: add Alisma orientalis and Coix seed for obvious swelling; add cinnamon bark and dried ginger for cold stomach; add gypsum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Phellodendron chinense for heat; add frankincense and myrrh for severe pain; add scorpion, centipede, black sheath snake, Pueraria root, etc. for muscle spasm.

Directions: Decoction in water, 1 dose per day, divided into 2 doses.

Qiangji powder for external application

Prescriptions: processed Chuanwu, processed Caowu, Asarum, Angelica, Chuanxiong, frankincense, myrrh, Pueraria, earthworms, roasted pangolin, mint, Sappan wood, Stretch muscle herb, and Radix Pennisetum.

Preparation: Grind the above medicine into powder and put it into a cloth bag of about 20cm×15cm. Several doses can be prepared at the same time. Add 100ml of aged vinegar to each dose. Heat it in a steamer until the temperature reaches 60°~65°. Instruct the patient to lie prone, exposing the sacroiliac area and waist and back.

Directions: Apply the medicine bag to the affected area. Be careful not to overheat to avoid burns. Apply hot compress for 20 to 30 minutes each time, 5 to 6 times a day, and switch to a hot bag when it cools down.

In fact, there are many treatment methods for diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis in traditional Chinese medicine, and both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have relatively good effects. The above introduces to you the method of treating ankylosing spondylitis in traditional Chinese medicine. The time for traditional Chinese medicine treatment will be relatively longer, but this type of treatment is effective and has no side effects.