What are the traditional Chinese medicine treatments for rheumatoid arthritis?

Rheumatoid arthritis affects people's lives to a great extent. In fact, rheumatoid arthritis is not incurable. As we all know, Chinese medicine can fundamentally regulate the human body mechanism. So, what are some good methods of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis? Let's take a look.

The Chinese medicine treatment methods for rheumatoid arthritis are as follows:

Method 1:

30 red peppers, 100 grams of old ginger (chopped or finely ground), 90 peppercorns, 20 Sichuan peppercorns, soak in white wine (soaking time: one month in December, ten days in July and August, and twenty days at other times). Use a cloth strip dipped in medicated wine to wipe the affected area. Only one area can be wiped each time. Generally, it only takes 2-3 days. Severe conditions will be relieved in 7-8 days. The affected area will feel hot after application. You can only pat it gently to reduce the fever. Never scratch or pick it with your hands. This prescription is mainly used to treat rheumatism, numbness, arthritis, and cold pain; it is contraindicated for people with periarthritis of the shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis, and bone hyperplasia.

Method 2:

60 grams each of Chinese toon branches, willow branches, mulberry branches, and elm branches. Decoction for bathing. Mainly used to treat diseases such as joint pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis.

Method 3:

1 pound of salt, 120 grams of fennel. Put them into the pan and fry them until hot, wrap them with cloth and iron the painful area. Change the cloth when it cools down, and repeat several times. Dispel wind, regulate qi, dispel cold and relieve pain. Treat rheumatic joint pain.

Method 4:

50 grams each of fresh peach branches, fresh willow branches, fresh locust branches, and fresh mulberry branches, and 30 grams of Radix Pleurosauriae Cibotii. Boil in water for 20 minutes, add the herb, and boil for another 10 minutes. You can then fumigate the affected area, 2-3 times a day, each time for about 1 hour. Used to treat rheumatic low back and leg pain.

Method 5:

12 grams of mulberry branch, 12 grams of mulberry fruit, 12 grams of mistletoe, 9 grams of mulberry bark, 9 grams of mulberry leaf, 9 grams of Uncaria rhynchophylla, 9 grams of Millettia reticulata, 12 grams of honeysuckle vine, 6 grams of Caulis tianxiandi, and 6 grams of Stephania tetrandra.

Take it in decoction, 1 dose per day. Regulate Qi and blood, expel rheumatism, and relieve pain. It is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, with symptoms including pain in the joints of the limbs, or soreness and numbness, pale complexion, pale tongue, white and slippery tongue coating, and slow or stringy pulse.

In addition, there are some acupuncture treatment methods, such as: body acupuncture, acupoints: main points: Dazhui, Shenwang, Shendao, Zhiyang, Jinsuo, Pishu, Shenshu, Xiaochangshu, Weizhong, Yanglingquan, Zusanli, Taixi, Qiuxu. Acupoint combination: If the upper limbs are affected, add Tianzong; if the lower limbs are affected, add Zhibian.

In China, traditional Chinese medicine has a long history and is profound, so using traditional Chinese medicine to treat rheumatoid arthritis is an excellent method. However, the specific effect varies from person to person. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine prescriptions are introduced above. I hope you will read more. I believe there is always a method that is suitable.