Cold and dampness in the legs can become paralysis in the long run. Generally speaking, the cold and dampness in the legs can be discharged by taking oral Chinese medicine and moxibustion.
1. Oral Chinese medicine: For the coldness and dampness in the legs, you can take Chinese medicines such as Duhuo Sheng Tang and Angelica Sibiru Tang to relieve it.
Duhuo parasitic soup has the effect of dispelling wind-dampness, relieving paralysis and pain, tonifying the liver and kidney as well as benefiting the qi and blood, and can treat symptoms such as numbness and fear of coldness; paralysis of dampness-heat syndrome should not be used. Angelica four reverse soup has the effect of warming menstruation, dispersing cold and nourishing the blood to open the veins, can be treated due to the camp blood weakness or cold stagnation caused by the cold limbs and other symptoms, its adverse effects and contraindications are not yet clear.
2. Moxibustion: In addition to oral Chinese medicine, you can also use moxibustion to warm up the meridians, dissipate cold and relax the tendons and collaterals, commonly used moxibustion acupuncture points are the foot Sanli, Sea of Blood, the ground machine and Yanglingquan, etc., but it should be noted that, local skin allergies and infections should be used with caution.
It is recommended that patients who need to expel cold and dampness from their legs should go to the hospital and use medication under the guidance of a doctor. Moxibustion should be operated by a professional doctor and should not be applied without authorization to avoid risks.