At present, there is no clinical evidence of the treatment of arthritis by the leaves of Indian hemp, arthritis belongs to the category of “paralysis” in Chinese medicine, and is commonly treated with Fangfeng Tang, Wu Tou Tang, Coix Seed Tang, Bai Hu plus Gui Zhi Tang and other formulas.
Paralysis is to the limbs, joints, muscles, such as pain, soreness, heavy, numbness, or joint flexion and extension of unfavorable, stiffness, swelling, deformation and activity as the main manifestation of the disease. Because of its onset is mostly related to wind, cold, dampness, heat evil, so the condition is recurrent, the course of the disease has viscous, progressive and other characteristics.
Gout, rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, osteoarthritis in western medicine all belong to the category of this disease.
The treatment of paralysis is based on the basic principle of eliminating evils and clearing up the channels, promoting paralysis and relieving pain. According to the prevalence of the evils, it is necessary to eliminate wind, dispel cold, remove dampness, clear heat, dissolve phlegm and remove blood stasis, and at the same time, it is also necessary to relax the tendons and clear up the channels. For those who have been paralyzed for a long time, emphasis should be placed on correcting the deficiency by benefiting qi and nourishing blood, and tonifying the liver and kidney. For those with mixed deficiencies and realities, it is advisable to take both the symptoms and the root cause into consideration.
Clinical treatment is often used Fangfeng Tang, Wu Tou Tang, Coix Seed Tang, Bai Hu plus Gui Zhi Tang, Shuang He Tang, Duo Wu Sheng Tang and other formulas.
Abutilon theophrastus is often used as medicine with its dried mature seeds, named Abutilon theophrastus seed, which has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins, inducing dampness, and reducing cataracts, and can be used for red and white dysentery, gonorrhea (increased frequency of urination and astringent pain in gonorrhea) and astringent pain, carbuncle, swollen sore and venom, and cataracts of the eyes. Its adverse reactions and contraindications are not clear.
The treatment of arthritis and the use of drugs should be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician, otherwise it is prone to adverse effects.