What are the methods of TCM to treat degenerative arthritis?

Many elderly people suffer from diseases such as degenerative arthritis. The occurrence of this disease is related to people's lack of attention to maintenance. There are many treatments for degenerative arthritis. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is nothing more than some Chinese medicine prescriptions. Therefore, friends who want to use Chinese medicine to treat degenerative arthritis can choose appropriate drug prescriptions according to their condition. But how should degenerative arthritis be treated?

1. Wind-cold arthralgia syndrome

[Clinical manifestations] Cold pain in the joints of the limbs, which moves randomly. The pain becomes more severe when exposed to cold and less painful when exposed to heat. The local skin is not red and is not hot to the touch. The joints are difficult to flex and extend. The patient is afraid of wind and cold. The tongue is pale red or has a thin white coating. The pulse is stringy, slow, tight, or floating.

[Symptom Analysis] Cold is a Yin evil, which is responsible for contraction and stagnation, while wind is clear and upward and changes frequently. Therefore, the wind and cold evil invade the human body, blocking the meridians and joints, resulting in poor circulation of qi and blood. This can be seen in the cold pain of the limbs and joints, difficulty in flexion and extension, and pain in no fixed place.

[Treatment principles and methods] Dispel wind and cold, warm the meridians and dredge the collaterals.

【Prescription】Fangfeng decoction with modifications.

[Explanation of the prescription] Fangfeng and Mahuang dispel wind and cold; Cinnamon warms the meridians and dispels cold; Angelica nourishes blood and activates blood circulation, which means "to treat wind, you must first treat the blood, and when the blood circulates, the wind will naturally disappear"; Gentiana removes rheumatism and relieves pain; Pueraria relaxes muscles and relieves pain; Poria strengthens the spleen and eliminates dampness;

2. Rheumatic Arthralgia Syndrome

[Clinical manifestations] Pain, heaviness, wandering pain or swelling in the joints and muscles of the limbs, aversion to wind, sweating, headache, fever, heaviness of the limbs, difficulty urinating, pale red tongue, thin white or greasy tongue coating, and floating or soft pulse.

[Symptom Analysis] Wind is a Yang evil, its nature is open and dispersing, it is prone to movement and changes frequently, and pain can be seen wandering; Wind evil attacks the surface, the Wei Qi is not solid, and sweating and aversion to wind can be seen; Wei Yang and Wind Yang fight against each other and fever can be seen. Wind is a Yang evil, it is easy to attack the Yang position, and headache can be seen; Dampness is a Yin evil, its nature is heavy and sticky, and when dampness invades, it stays and does not go away, and the limbs and joints feel heavy and painful.

[Treatment principles and methods] Dispel wind and dampness, dredge meridians and relieve pain.

【Prescription】Junbi Decoction with modifications.

[Explanation of the prescription] The prescription uses Qianghuo, Duhuo, Guizhi, Qinjiao, Haifengteng, and Morus alba to dispel wind, dampness, and dredge the meridians; assisted by Angelica sinensis and Chuanxiong to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; costus root to regulate qi; frankincense to stretch tendons, activate meridians, and relieve pain, and liquorice to harmonize the various medicines. If you suffer from hemiplegia, you can add windproof medicine.

Through our understanding of degenerative arthritis, we can clearly see that this method of treatment is very safe. Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine is quite effective in treating degenerative arthritis. Therefore, friends who want to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat degenerative arthritis can pay more attention to this. Traditional Chinese medicine has no side effects and its efficacy lasts for a relatively long time. It is especially effective for inflammatory problems.