Elderly people with weak and achy feet may be caused by spleen deficiency, kidney deficiency, etc., and can take medication under the guidance of a doctor, commonly used medications are Ginseng Ling Bai Shu San, Zuo Gui Wan, Six flavors of the earth pill and so on.
Ginseng, Poria, Atractylodes macrocephala (fried), Chinese yam, white lentil (fried), lotus seed, Coix seed (fried) and other components. It has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach and benefiting the lung and qi. It is used in treating loose stools caused by weakness of the spleen and stomach, shortness of breath and cough, tiredness and fatigue. It should not be taken by patients with cold and fever.
Zuo Gui Wan, composed of Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Semen Cuscutae, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae, Radix Kamehameha Gum, Radix Deer Antler Gum, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum and Fructus Lycii. It has the effect of nourishing the kidney and tonifying yin. It is used for lumbago and knee weakness caused by true yin deficiency, night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping sweating after waking up), mental fatigue (lack of spirit) and dry mouth. Contraindicated for pregnant women and forbidden for children.
Six-flavored Dihuang Pill, composed of ripened rhizome, cornelian cherry, Chinese yam, mudanpi, poria, zedoary. It has the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying kidney. It is used for dizziness and tinnitus caused by deficiency of kidney yin, lumbar and knee pain and weakness, bone vapor and tidal fever (a burst of heat, feeling that the heat comes from inside the bone to the outside), night sweating and spermatorrhea. Avoid indigestible food during consumption.
Elderly people with weak and aching feet are advised to seek medical advice. If medication is needed, it should be diagnosed by a doctor and standardized treatment should be prescribed by a doctor.