Chinese medicine’s explanation of rheumatism

Chinese medicine believes that rheumatism is mostly caused by physical weakness, external exposure to wind and dampness, or the living environment. It manifests as unfavorable flexion and extension of joints, wandering pain, soreness, numbness, heaviness and other manifestations. According to the different symptoms, you can take Ephedra, Almond, Coix, and Licorice Soup, and Fangji, Astragalus Soup. Ephedra, Almond, Job’s tears and Licorice Soup has the effect of sweating and relieving the surface, dispelling wind and inducing dampness. It can be used to treat wind-dampness in the surface, all over the body pain, fever, and the dramatic day of Asr. Fangji Huangqi Tang has the effect of benefiting qi, dispelling wind, strengthening spleen and inducing diuresis. It can be used in treating wind-water (sudden edema of the head, face and limbs) or rheumatism with deficiency of the surface. Sweating and evil wind, heaviness or swelling of the body, or pain in the limbs and joints, dysuria (unsmooth urination), pale tongue with white coating and floating pulse. If you have rheumatism, it is recommended to seek medical advice and scientific treatment under the guidance of a doctor.