Pain in blood vessels in hands and feet

The hand and foot blood vessels are the blood vessels located in the hands and feet. Simply put, they are the paths through which blood flows in the hands and feet. You can imagine how important it is to the human body where blood flows! Some people are troubled by a problem, that is, the blood vessels in their hands and feet do not seem to be so healthy, and they feel a certain amount of swelling and pain in the blood vessels in their hands and feet. So what exactly causes the swollen and painful blood vessels in the hands and feet?

I. Vascular diseases of the limbs

Clinically, vascular diseases other than cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are collectively referred to as peripheral vascular diseases, including diseases of the three systems of arteries, veins and lymphatics. According to a survey by the World Health Organization, peripheral vascular disease is a highly harmful and highly prevalent disease. If it is not cured for a long time, the disease will become progressive and in severe cases will lead to amputation and disability, or even life-threatening. According to incomplete statistics, approximately 500,000 legs are amputated at high level due to vascular disease and diabetic foot (gangrene) each year in the country, and 2 million feet (legs) are gangrenous and ulcerated and cannot heal.

2. Causes of peripheral vascular disease:

Peripheral vascular disease has long been recorded in traditional Chinese medicine, and both "Yi Zong Jin Jian" and "Surgery Authentic" have detailed records of it. Such as: gangrene, gangrene, vascular disease, etc. The main causes and pathogenesis of the disease are: Yin-cold invades the blood vessels, cold coagulates blood, blood stasis causes blood stasis, blood stasis turns into heat over time, heat and toxins stagnate, and blood becomes corrupt and putrefied.

Three treatment principles:

According to this principle, the legislation is as follows: invigorating Qi and promoting blood circulation, removing wind and dispelling cold, activating blood circulation and unblocking collaterals, dispersing nodules and relieving pain, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It has achieved miraculous results in the treatment of limb vascular diseases such as vasculitis, arteriosclerosis obliterans, and thrombophlebitis. The formula is composed of centipedes, earthworms and scorpions - they can clear the meridians, relieve pain, detoxify and resolve nodules. Black-necked snake and processed Chuanwu - expel wind and dredge meridians, dispel cold and relieve pain. Ginseng and chrysanthemum - replenish qi, strengthen the body, expels evil, promote blood circulation and unclog the meridians. Leeches, earthworms, Trillium, Curcuma zedoaria, and pangolins – invigorate blood circulation, break up blood, remove blood stasis and promote new blood circulation. Plantago asiatica, honeysuckle, and herbaceous safflower - clear away heat, detoxify, relieve pain.

Four special treatment methods of using herbal fumigation therapy:

The application of Chinese herbal medicine fumigation and washing in the treatment of limb vascular diseases can warm the yang and remove blood stasis, clear away heat and detoxify, remove dead tissue and regenerate new flesh, improve blood circulation in the limbs, make the limbs warm, relieve pain, subside swelling, change skin color and restore it, and it also has the effect of cleaning the wound surface, locally reducing inflammation, and promoting wound healing. Based on clinical applications, Director Wu summarized fumigation prescriptions of different types and stages.

Symptoms of deficiency and cold are mostly coldness, fear of cold, numbness and pain in the affected limbs. At the same time, it is accompanied by fatigue, local tightness and pressure, and intermittent claudication. The treatment should be aimed at warming the yang and unblocking the meridians, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and relieving pain. Prescription: Appropriate amounts of raw Chuanwu, raw Caowu, Duhuo, cinnamon twig, saposhnikovia divaricata, radix polygoni lobatae, mugwort, Sichuan pepper, asarum, safflower, etc. Decoction in water and use it to fumigate and wash the affected limb. Do not use if you have ulcers.

The damp-heat type is characterized by chills in the affected limb and pain that is often migratory. Soreness, heaviness and fatigue when walking. Cord-like lumps and nodules often appear in the lower limbs, which are red, swollen, hot and painful, and the affected limbs are often edematous. The treatment is suitable for clearing away heat and cooling blood, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. Prescription: Bath the affected limb with appropriate amounts of honeysuckle, dandelion, plantain, wild chrysanthemum, lycopodiella cuneata, phellodendron, madder, angelica, rhubarb, safflower, and wild yam.

The heat toxic type is characterized by the affected limb being afraid of cold, being cold to the touch, having persistent pain, purple, dark red or bluish purple skin color, and petechiae and ecchymoses on the extremities. The treatment is suitable for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, warming the meridians and dredge collaterals, and relieving pain. The prescription is appropriate amounts of Clematis chinensis, raw Aconitum carmichaelii, Gentiana macrophylla, Atractylodes macrocephala, peach kernel, Sappan wood, red peony root, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Curcuma longa, Rhizoma Corydalis, Luffa loofah, Salvia miltiorrhiza, etc., and water orchid for fumigation and washing of the affected limb.