In accordance with Nourishing Water to Conceal Wood treatment for dystocia (pain in the area of the coarseness of the ribs), Chinese herbal medicine can be used, with commonly used medicines such as Dried Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Fructus Lycii, and Xuan Shen. Nourishing water to cover wood refers to the use of nourishing kidney yin to moisten and nourish liver yin, and is used for symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency and liver fire. Patients often manifest dystonia, dizziness, dry eyes, tinnitus and zygomatic redness (reddish color in the cheeks and zygomatic bones), dry mouth, five heartburns and heat (heat in the hearts of the hands and feet, and self-consciousness of the heart and chest (irritability and sultriness)), and soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.
Note that not all cases of drought pain require the Nourishing Water and Cultivating Wood method. Prompt medical treatment is recommended in case of dystocia. The above medicines need to be used under the guidance of a doctor.