What Chinese medicine is best for rheumatism?

3. Ghost arrow feather rheumatism is a disease that will bring great pain to patients and has relatively high risks. For patients, it is very necessary to receive timely treatment after the disease recurs. There are many ways to treat rheumatism, and traditional Chinese medicine treatment is one of them. So, for patients with rheumatism, what are the important foods to eat to alleviate their condition? Here are three traditional Chinese medicines that can treat rheumatism!

1. Chuanwu

Chuanwu is pungent, warm and has great hot properties. It has strong effects of warming the meridians and dispelling cold, relieving pain and relieving numbness. It is the best medicine for treating "arthritis". It must be used for all cold syndromes and pain syndromes. The dosage is generally 6-15 grams. For some cold syndromes, the dosage can be increased, but not more than 30 grams.

For patients with "arthritis" with a tendency towards heat, sweet and cold products, such as Han Shui Shi and Anemarrhena asphodeloides, can be used in combination to control the tendency. However, it is not suitable for patients with yin deficiency and internal heat with a red tongue and a stringy and strong pulse. This product is poisonous, so it is better to use processed Chuanwu. If you use raw Chuanwu, you must fry it for 2 hours first to reduce its toxicity. If you experience dizziness, tongue numbness, salivation, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, and slow breathing after taking the medicine, it is a sign of aconite poisoning. You must stop taking the medicine immediately and take a decoction of mung beans, dried ginger, and licorice to detoxify it. Pregnant women should not use.

2. Dinosaurus

It is the rhizome of the Dioscorea zingiberensis plant of the Dioscoreaceae family. It tastes bitter and is neutral in nature. It enters the lung, liver, and spleen meridians. It has many aliases, including Dioscorea zingiberensis, Dioscorea chuanlong bone, Dioscorea chuanshan bone, and Diamond bone. Its main effects are dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation and unblocking meridians, relieving cough and asthma. It is mainly used to treat rheumatic arthralgia, limb numbness, chest pain, heart pain, chronic bronchitis, traumatic injuries, carbuncles, etc. This product has been collected from the folk in the past 30 years and has been gradually widely used. It has been reported that the efficacy of using Rhizoma Dioscoreae injection to treat rheumatism and rheumatoid arthritis is as high as 89%. To achieve better therapeutic effects, the dosage of this product should be 40-50 grams. Dosage below 30 grams will often have no effect. Because of its neutral nature, it can be used regardless of cold, heat, deficiency or excess.

Also known as Euonymus, it is cold in nature and good at entering the blood. It can break blood and dredge collaterals, detoxify and reduce swelling, and relieve numbness and pain. It is said that it can "eliminate evil, kill ghosts and poisons", pointing out that it can treat many difficult and complicated symptoms caused by blood stasis and obstruction of collaterals. Therefore, it can be applied to autoimmune connective tissue diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, Behcet's syndrome and other diseases. The dosage is generally about 15 grams, and those with a strong body can use up to 30 grams. However, it is not suitable for people with qi and blood deficiency, or bleeding tendency, as well as women with heavy menstruation and those who are pregnant.